About this title: A birthday-party magician whose hat tricks end in horror and gore; a girl parented by a major household appliance; the possessor of the lowest IQ in the Mossad--such are the denizens of Keret's dark and fertile mind. This collection contains the best of Keret's work over the last decade.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2008-04-15
ISBN-13:9780374531058ISBN:0374531056
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780374531058ISBN:0374531056
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780374531058ISBN:0374531056
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2008-04-15
ISBN-13:9780374531058ISBN:0374531056
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2008-04-15
ISBN-13:9780374531058ISBN:0374531056
Description: New. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. Pre-release book with same cover and stickers. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Description: New. A birthday-party magician whose hat tricks end in horror and gore; a girl parented by a major household appliance; the possessor of the lowest IQ in the Mossad--such are the denizens of Etgar Keret's dark and fertile mind. "The Girl on the Fridge "co... read more
"This collection of shorts by Etgar Keret is very entertaining. I appreciate the affronting language and daring situations in which he places his characters. The stories are wildly imaginative at times, disgusting at others, and yet heart-breaking/freaking, too.
A great recommendation for readers of Keret is Miranda July."
"I bought this book because it had a tag on it from someone who works at the bookstore that read simply, "This is a really good book." Convincing enough for me. Plus it has a cool cover design!
The tag did not lie to me. These stories were incredibly unique, unlike anything I've read before. Probably because I spend most of my time reading Victorian novels. Regardless, each story is only two or three pages long, but they pack a punch. They all have a feel that something isn't quite right- like they take place in a world that's very similar to ours, but not quite the same. They're all cynical, but amusing and not entirely hopeless. I imagine Keret would be an interesting guy to meet- too bad I hadn't read this last year, when he visited my college (!@#&@#$#*&!!!).
There were a few that I did not understand at all (especially towards the end for some reason), and I'm sure I missed out on a lot of the Jewish cultural references. But in my favorite ones, I was impressed by how quickly and elegantly he hit on his point. A very different experience from reading a novel, getting invested in characters, etc etc, but satisfying and enlightening nonetheless."
"I saw Etgar Keret read at one of the last Story Week 2009 events at Columbia College Chicago. Even though his flight had been seriously delayed and he battled rush hour traffic to get there, he was still very professional, although admittedly very tired.
I don't remember the story he read, but it was funny and sweet and I knew I had to buy a book, this one and the Nim-rod Flip-out.
Most of the stories in The Girl on the Fridge are very short, yet he packs them so full of life it makes me jealous. Even in altered realities the characters go through real emotions.
Not all the stories work for me, most of them do, but if you want a glimpse into how people are, check out this book. As a writer myself I learned a great deal about people and situations and how to get that to the page, although I still can't write short shorts."
"Picked this one up in a bookstore just by reading the back. Though not necessarily uplifting, the stories were short and easy to get through. There aren't that many Israeli short story writers out there, so this was an interesting insight into this specific author's way of thinking - a bit of a downer, but worth reading."
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