Etgar Keret Libri

Una raccolta di racconti con uno spirito apparentemente assurdo che, in realtà, illumina il lettore su tanti aspetti del mondo, cercando le risposte alle più grandi domande esistenziali.

All’improvviso bussano alla porta e uno scrittore si ritrova ostaggio di un gruppo di persone che, con la minaccia delle armi, gli intima di raccontare una storia. In difficoltà, lo scrittore cerca di cavarsela in una situazione che “ad Amos Oz e David Grossman non capiterebbe mai”. In Cheesus Christ un uomo viene pugnalato a morte in un fast food dopo aver ordinato un hamburger senza formaggio. La vicenda ha conseguenze imprevedibili e apocalittiche – il famoso effetto farfalla – che riflettono ironicamente il caos e la casualità dell’esistenza. Una delle trentotto divertentissime storie brevi contenute in questo volume si dichiara esplicitamente e senza pudore come “il racconto migliore del libro”. Promette al lettore una Mazda Lantis grigia metallizzata in premio se lo legge in maniera corretta, e comunque un modello più economico se non lo legge in maniera corretta, perché è un racconto che vuol far sentire bene il lettore, che non vuole creargli complessi di inferiorità. Questi sono solo alcuni dei racconti che compongono la raccolta di Etgar Keret, un libro spassoso che ha conquistato il mondo.

Terra di profondi contrasti, Israele, anche in letteratura. I racconti qui presentati parlano di sentimenti forti: odio, guerra, sangue e violenza. Eppure non mancano l'amore per le proprie radici, le passioni cocenti, la sensualità.

From the man the 'New Yorker' declared 'a genius', here is a ridiculously enjoyable, tragicomic collection of essays about raising a son and losing a father.

"Witty, wise, and wild, Etgar Keret's stories are a powerful fictional punch, snapshots that illuminate the dark absurdities, sublime beauty, and hidden truths in everyday life."--Provided by publisher

"You need to bribe someone into giving you weed? Don't worry, just step into this court room and call the defendant a murderer. You're a rich, lonely man and you want the joy of company? Don't worry, just buy up people's birthdays, and you'll have friends calling every day. You need to get girls into bed? Don't worry, you know a writer you can strong-arm into writing you a very persuasive story. You're stood on the edge of a very high building, with all of your wretched sorrows? Don't worry, fly already! In these 22 short stories, absurdity leaks out of the cracks in the everyday, wild capers reveal painful emotional truths, and the bizarre is just another name for the familiar. Wickedly funny and thrillingly smart, Fly, Already is a collage of the surrealism of life, written by veteran commentator on the circus farce that is the heart."--Provided by publisher.

Collects early short stories by the Israeli author, on various topics including war, relationships, and aging.

The first children's book to appear in English by the award-winning Israeli master storyteller What happens when a tired boy with a fertile imagination is left to fend for himself at the zoo? Well, if his father is too busy to play and must talk business on his phone, and it's close to naptime, then ... a lot. After freeing sad animals from their cages, the boy takes a ride in an airship with an old turtle and a lazy rhinoceros. Once on board he describes to Habakkuk, the ship's captain, the traits of the rarely seen long-haired cat-boy cub: Long-haired cat-boy cubs need to be played with once an hour to stay alive. Also, you cannot wash a long-haired cat-boy cub in water, they only like to drink juice and chocolate milk, and, most of all, you must listen to a long-haired cat-boy cub's story to the end even if you get a call from work. Long-Haired Cat-Boy Cub is a clever and captivating tale that will appeal to any cub who has busy parents and a busier imagination.

A bestseller in Israel, this volume of short stories--from a case of impotence cured by a pet terrier to a pessimistic Middle Eastern talking fish--is an extraordinary collection from the preeminent Israeli writer of his generation.

'Etgar Keret's short stories are fierce, funny, full of energy and insight, and at the same time they are often deep, tragic and very moving' - Amos OzAt a children's tea party, a magician tries to pull a rabbit out of a hat, but takes out only its head;In Etgar Keret's blackly comic stories the unexpected can, and usually does, happen.