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Etgar Keret

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in Ramat Gan, Israel
August 20, 1967

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Born in Ramat Gan in 1967, Etgar Keret is a leading voice in Israeli literature and film. His books have been published in over four dozen languages and his writing has appeared in The New York Times, Le Monde and The New Yorker, among others. His awards include the Cannes Film Festival's "Caméra d'Or" (2007), the Charles Bronfman Prize (2016) and the prestigious Sapir Prize (2018). Over a hundred short films and several feature films have been based on his stories. Keret teaches creative writing at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Since 2021, he has been publishing the weekly newsletter "Alphabet Soup" on Substack. ...more

What rhymes with ״alone״?

In the past few months, I’ve been finding it harder and harder to write fiction. Op-eds seem to write themselves in a flash, like some sort of uncontrollable response to intolerable circumstances. Non-fiction pieces also come easy when there are so many heart-crushing events spreading like wildfire. But short stories have become difficult: the emotions and associations are still there, but when th Read more of this blog post »
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“It's amazing how people can sound like retards when they're talking to their girlfriend, especially if they really love her a lot. Because when you're just fucking someone you make a point of keeping your cool, but when you're really in love - it can sound pretty repulsive.”
Etgar Keret, The Nimrod Flipout
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“Translators are like ninjas. If you notice them, they’re no good.”
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“There are two kinds of people, those who like to sleep next to the wall, and those who like to sleep next to the people who push them off the bed.”
Etgar Keret, The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God and Other Stories

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