| Description |
182 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
The story about a bus driver who wanted to be God -- Goodman -- Hole in the wall -- A souvenir of hell -- Uterus -- Breaking the pig -- Cocked and locked -- The flying Santinis -- Korbi's girl -- Shoes -- Missing Kissinger -- Rabin's dead -- Plague of the firstborn -- Siren -- Good intentions -- Katzenstein -- The mysterious disappearance of Alon Shemesh -- One last story and that's it -- Jetlag -- The son of the head of the Mossad -- Pipes -- Kneller's happy campers |
| Summary |
Imprint. Brief, intense, painfully funny, and shockingly honest, Keret's stories are snapshots that illuminate with intelligence and wit the hidden truths of life. As with the best comic authors, hilarity and anguish are the twin pillars of this young Israeli author's work |
| Subject |
Short stories, Israeli -- Translations into English.
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| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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Translations.
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| Author |
Shlesinger, Miriam, 1947-2012.
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Silverston, Sondra.
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| ISBN |
0330364286 |
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