Etgar Keret's Books

The Nimrod Flipout

Stories

By: Etgar Keret

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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.

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177

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Macmillan

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ISBN 10

0374222436

ISBN 13

9780374222437

One Last Story and That's it

By: Etgar Keret,Miriam Shlesinger

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One Last Story and That's it

By: Etgar Keret,Miriam Shlesinger

The extraordianry collection has the kind of writing that could hook a lot of readers, including some who rarely open a book

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132

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Katha

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ISBN 10

8189020471

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9788189020477

The Seven Good Years

A Memoir

By: Etgar Keret

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The Seven Good Years

A Memoir

By: Etgar Keret

A brilliant, life-affirming, and hilarious memoir from a “genius” (The New York Times) and master storyteller. With illustrations by Jason Polan. The seven years between the birth of Etgar Keret’s son and the death of his father were good years, though still full of reasons to worry. Lev is born in the midst of a terrorist attack. Etgar’s father gets cancer. The threat of constant war looms over their home and permeates daily life. What emerges from this dark reality is a series of sublimely absurd ruminations on everything from Etgar’s three-year-old son’s impending military service to the terrorist mind-set behind Angry Birds. There’s Lev’s insistence that he is a cat, releasing him from any human responsibilities or rules. Etgar’s siblings, all very different people who have chosen radically divergent paths in life, come together after his father’s shivah to experience the grief and love that tie a family together forever. This wise, witty memoir—Etgar’s first nonfiction book published in America, and told in his inimitable style—is full of wonder and life and love, poignant insights, and irrepressible humor.

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194

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Penguin

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ISBN 10

0399576002

ISBN 13

9780399576003

The Girl on the Fridge

Stories

By: Etgar Keret

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The Girl on the Fridge

Stories

By: Etgar Keret

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

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196

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Macmillan

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ISBN 10

0374531056

ISBN 13

9780374531058

The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories

By: Etgar Keret

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The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories

By: Etgar Keret

Classic warped and wonderful stories from a “genius” (The New York Times) and master storyteller. Brief, intense, painfully funny, and shockingly honest, Etgar Keret’s stories are snapshots that illuminate with intelligence and wit the hidden truths of life. As with the best writers of fiction, hilarity and anguish are the twin pillars of his work. Keret covers a remarkable emotional and narrative terrain—from a father’s first lesson to his boy to a standoff between soldiers caught up in the Middle East conflict to a slice of life where nothing much happens. New to Riverhead’s list, these wildly inventive, uniquely humane stories are for fans of Etgar Keret’s inimitable style and readers of transforming, brilliant fiction.

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210

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Penguin

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ISBN 10

0698165713

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9780698165717

The Girl on the Fridge

Stories

By: Etgar Keret

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The Girl on the Fridge

Stories

By: Etgar Keret

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

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Macmillan

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0374531056

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9780374531058

Long-Haired Cat-Boy Cub

By: Etgar Keret

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Long-Haired Cat-Boy Cub

By: Etgar Keret

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.

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Seven Stories Press

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ISBN 10

1609809327

ISBN 13

9781609809324

Pizzeria Kamikaze

By: Etgar Keret

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Pizzeria Kamikaze

By: Etgar Keret

Presented for the first time in full color, award-winning writer Etgar Keret (The Seven Good Years) and Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Asaf Hanuka’s (The Realist) powerful graphic novel, Pizzeria Kamikaze, is a most unexpected story of love, loss, and escape. Mordy wanted to get away. Now condemned to an afterlife exclusively for all victims of suicide, he still has to attend a crappy job in a place no less crappy than the place he came from. When he discovers that his beloved ex-girlfriend is there too, he embarks on much needed road trip through an absurdist and fantastical landscape to find her.

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120

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Boom! Studios

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ISBN 10

1613988583

ISBN 13

9781613988589

Fly Already

Stories

By: Etgar Keret

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Fly Already

Stories

By: Etgar Keret

From a "genius" (New York Times) storyteller: a new, subversive, hilarious, heart-breaking collection. "There is sweetheartedness and wisdom and eloquence and transcendence in his stories because these virtues exist in abundance in Etgar himself... I am very happy that Etgar and his work are in the world, making things better." --George Saunders There's no one like Etgar Keret. His stories take place at the crossroads of the fantastical, searing, and hilarious. His characters grapple with parenthood and family, war and games, marijuana and cake, memory and love. These stories never go to the expected place, but always surprise, entertain, and move... In "Arctic Lizard," a young boy narrates a post-apocalyptic version of the world where a youth army wages an unending war, rewarded by collecting prizes. A father tries to shield his son from the inevitable in "Fly Already." In "One Gram Short," a guy just wants to get a joint to impress a girl and ends up down a rabbit hole of chaos and heartache. And in the masterpiece "Pineapple Crush," two unlikely people connect through an evening smoke down by the beach, only to have one of them imagine a much deeper relationship. The thread that weaves these pieces together is our inability to communicate, to see so little of the world around us and to understand each other even less. Yet somehow, in these pages, through Etgar's deep love for humanity and our hapless existence, a bright light shines through and our universal connection to each other sparks alive.

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224

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Penguin

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ISBN 10

0698166116

ISBN 13

9780698166110

The Nimrod Flipout

Stories

By: Etgar Keret

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The Nimrod Flipout

Stories

By: Etgar Keret

From Israel's most popular and acclaimed young writer—"Stories that are short, strange, funny, deceptively casual in tone and affect, stories that sound like a joke but aren't" (Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi) Already featured on This American Life and Selected Shorts and in Zoetrope: All Story and L.A. Weekly, these short stories include a man who finds equal pleasure in his beautiful girlfriend and the fat, soccer-loving lout she turns into after dark; shrinking parents; a case of impotence cured by a pet terrier; and a pessimistic Middle Eastern talking fish. A bestseller in Israel, The Nimrod Flipout is an extraordinary collection from the preeminent Israeli writer of his generation.

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Macmillan + ORM

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ISBN 10

1429933208

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9781429933209

The Seven Good Years

A Memoir

By: Etgar Keret

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A Memoir

By: Etgar Keret

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Penguin

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0698166000

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9780698166004

One Last Story and That's it

By: Etgar Keret,Miriam Shlesinger

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One Last Story and That's it

By: Etgar Keret,Miriam Shlesinger

The extraordianry collection has the kind of writing that could hook a lot of readers, including some who rarely open a book

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Katha

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8189020471

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9788189020477

The Black Eye

By: Michal Chelbin,Jack Woody

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The Black Eye

By: Michal Chelbin,Jack Woody

The Black Eye continues Michal Chelbin¿s exploration of the world of athletes and performers. The wrestlers in this series are studies in contrasts: youth and manhood, strength and weakness, splendor and roughness. Also apparent is a contrast in the pairing of luscious, vibrant colored backgrounds and the raw, sometime bruised surfaces of the subjects¿ skin. Breathless, sweaty and fatigued, the athletes in the book are worn out after a hard training session or fight. During a typical photo shoot, Chelbin makes the athletes change poses and locations several times, sometimes continuing past the point of exhaustion to help free the subjects from self-conscious expression. Chelbin searches for a moment in which they have almost calmed their breath but not yet regained their self-awareness. It is a moment when they have lifted their masks, and surrendered to the camera.

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Twin Palms Pub

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1931885850

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Book's by Etgar Keret

The Nimrod Flipout

The Nimrod Flipout

One Last Story and That's it

One Last Story and That's it

The Seven Good Years

The Seven Good Years

The Girl on the Fridge

The Girl on the Fridge

The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories

The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories

The Girl on the Fridge

The Girl on the Fridge

Long-Haired Cat-Boy Cub

Long-Haired Cat-Boy Cub

Pizzeria Kamikaze

Pizzeria Kamikaze

Fly Already

Fly Already

The Nimrod Flipout

The Nimrod Flipout

The Seven Good Years

The Seven Good Years

One Last Story and That's it

One Last Story and That's it

The Black Eye

The Black Eye

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