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Etgar Keret: Suddenly, A Knock on the Door
Israeli writer Etgar Keret talks about the explosive and funny stories that voyage into the fantastic in his new book.
By Michael Silverblatt • • 28m ListenSuddenly, A Knock on the Door, translated from the Hebrew by Nathan Englander, Miriam Schlesinger and Sondra Silverston (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
Etgar Keret says Israeli identity is not only ancient and traditional but also modern and chaotic. To capture its texture these stories are infused with current slang developed from ancient Hebrew and a polyglot of influences: Russian, Arabic and Yiddish.
Read an excerpt from Suddenly, A Knock on the Door.
Keret signs a copy of his new book for Michael.
