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Available March 27, 2012
This title in other editionsSuddenly, a Knock on the Door: Storiesby Etgar Keret
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Part Kafka, part Vonnegut, with the concerns and comedic delivery of Woody Allen, Etgar Keret is a brilliant and original master of the short story. Hilarious, witty, and always unusual, declared “a genius” by The New York Times, Keret brings all of his prodigious talent to bear in Suddenly, A Knock on the Door, his sixth bestselling collection. Long a household name in Israel, where he has been declared the voice of his generation, Keret has been acknowledged as one of the countrys most radical and extraordinary writers. Exuding a rare combination of depth and accessibility, Kerets tales overflow with absurdity, humor, sadness, and compassion, and though their circumstances are often strange and surreal, his characters are defined by a familiar and fierce humanity. Suddenly, Knock on the Door is at once Kerets most mature and most playful work yet, and establishes him as one of the great global writers of the twenty-first century. Review:"In this slim volume of flash fiction and short stories, Israeli author/filmmaker Keret (The Nimrod Flipout; the film Jellyfish) writes with alternating Singeresque magical realism and Kafkaesque absurdity, to mixed effect. Bookended by cautionary tales of writers at work — the title story and 'What Animal Are You?' — this collection often takes characters beyond their comfort zones into scenarios of twisted reality. In 'Ari,' a man suspects that everyone named Ari is after him. In 'Bad Karma,' an insurance salesman tries to recover from being struck by the body of a suicidal jumper. In the longest and most satisfying story, 'Surprise Party,' three strangers are the only guests at a celebration from which the guest of honor is strangely absent, and then they help the man's wife search for him, concerned that he may have suicidal or homicidal tendencies. Many of Keret's stories are literary doodles; others seem to be concepts in search of a few good characters. Readers tuned in to the author's narrow-band broadcast will be pleased. Agent: Anna Stein, Aitken Alexander, on behalf of Nilli Cohen at the Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature." Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved. Synopsis:Bringing up a child, lying to the boss, placing an order in a fast-food restaurant: in Etgar Kerets new collection, daily life is complicated, dangerous, and full of yearning. In his most playful and most mature work yet, the living and the dead, silent children and talking animals, dreams and waking life coexist in an uneasy world. Overflowing with absurdity, humor, sadness, and compassion, the tales in Suddenly, a Knock on the Door establish Etgar Keret—declared a “genius” by The New York Times—as one of the most original writers of his generation. About the AuthorBorn in Tel Aviv in 1967, Etgar Keret is the author of six bestselling story collections. His writing has been published in Harpers Magazine, The New York Times, The Paris Review, and Zoetrope. Jellyfish, his first movie as a director along with his wife, Shira Geffen, won the Camera dOr prize for best first feature at Cannes in 2007. In 2010 he was named a Chevalier of Frances Order of Arts and Letters. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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