He gives good story

September 17, 2006 - 10:55 AM by

Etgar Keret

Attention, English speakers residing in, or within easy driving distance of, Tel Aviv!

Etgar Keret, Israel’s most famous young author, is going to give a reading in Tel Aviv this week. The event will be held at the Dizengoff Centre branch of Tzomet Sfarim on Tuesday, September 19, at 7.30. (to find the shop easily, enter at gate 6)

Starting at 8 p.m., journalist Viva Press will interview Etgar about his most recently translated book, The Nimrod Flip Out.

For those of you who have not yet had the pleasure of hearing Etgar speak, this is your opportunity to be charmed, amused, touched and challenged; Etgar is one of those rare writers who tells stories as well as he writes them. You will definitely laugh, you will certainly think and you might even cry a bit. It’ll definitely be better than Cats.

For more information about Etgar, this is one of the best interviews I’ve read.

Etgar also wrote this beautiful exchange of letters with Palestinian author Samir El Youssef during the first week of our most recent war.

I’ll be there – anyone want to go for coffee afterward?

Crossposted at ontheface.

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3 Comments on He gives good story

  1. aliyah06 on Sun, Sep 17th 2006 11:05 AM

    2. Rain check, please–I would love to hear him but we are still without a car–and in Jerusalem–with a teen–I’ll have to pass but I’m very grateful for the tip and the coffee invite….maybe next time, A.C. (after Car). ((-:

  2. Assaf on Sun, Sep 17th 2006 1:11 PM

    3. Is that a date? Just the 2 of us?

  3. David on Sun, Sep 17th 2006 6:40 PM

    4. If Israel’s survival was up to people like Keret, it would not. His stories are nihilistic and dark with an awful view of existence. I pity him.

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