About this title: 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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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780374222437ISBN:0374222436
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780374222437ISBN:0374222436
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Edition: 1st
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2006-04-04
ISBN-13:9780374222437ISBN:0374222436
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN-13:9780374222437ISBN:0374222436
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Edition: TRA
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780374222437ISBN:0374222436
Description: New. 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. read more
"Like a box of chocolate truffles, each bite sized, complex, and mouthwatering
I am at a loss for how to describe Etgar Keret's work to those who've yet to have the pleasure. To comment merely on his stories brevity - the longest I believe comes in at perhaps eight pages and thirty fill this slim volume - would make him seem too much the trickster, a writer with a gag instead of the extraordinary story teller one will meet in "The Nimrod Flipout." Perhaps instead I might offer examples of a few of his topics - a man falls into an existential crisis when he wakes to find his beloved dog licking his morning erecting; a character is obsessed with a kiss his girl friend had long ago; the most average of men finds extraordinary success in the most average of ways begging the reader to ask why haven't they - but no, simply going through the stories one by one seems almost voyeuristic.
Not to sound too Forest Gump-esque, but Keret's collection resembles nothing so much as a box of varied chocolate truffles, each bit sized, each unique, each extraordinary in its own right, even if it doesn't meet your particular taste. Life may not be like a collection of Etgar Keret short stories, but the world be better off if more reading experiences were.
"A collection of short stories from an Israeli writer, Etgar Keret.
The best story in the collection is the title story, The Nimrod Flipout, which is the third or fourth story. Its ending is abrupt and surprising but perfect - it's a good example of Keret's overall writing style, which defies expectations most of the time, until you've read enough of his stories to grasp his rhythm and guess where the stories might be going.
But by the time his stories get a bit predictable, they also start getting very short, so there's no time to predict much at all."
"Why did I buy The Nimrod Flipout? Look at the cover, and look at that name. It just seemed so unique and inviting. The Nimrod Flipout is just a bunch of short stories, and some really short stories - like, 2 pages short. The author doesn't really seem to care that much. He comes up with a good, kooky idea or two, or a keen observation or two, and that's a story. Write a real novel and then I'd have something to discuss. Still, the next time you're lost in a bookstore and bored, maybe you'll pick this up and read 'Shooting Tuvia' (pg. 23) and laugh out loud, like I did. See you in five years, Keret, when you get the discipline and patience to write a full novel, which would probably be alright."
"The fish shut up again and so did I. Almost a minute later, it added, "Never mind, forget it, I'm depressed."
Halibut was probably my favorite story and I must remember to order the talking fish next time I eat out... though in my case it will probably be a talking crab since I prefer the company of crabs over fish. Fish are just... too snooty.
The title story, The Nimrod Flipout reminded me of me and now I realize that my troubles could be due to my close circle of buddies being gone and the cycle not cycling anymore... so I classify this book, or at least this story, as self-help. I'm screwed up. Thanks for dying.
Teddy Trunk... what a story well told. I read Teddy twice. Teddy Trunk. My new literary hero.
This is a book that shouldn't be read too quickly, but because most of the stories are short it is kind of hard to rein in the page flippers. Humorous at times, tragic at times, strangely familiar at times, this book will make you run out and listen to Sinatra's My Way because it is the best damn song."
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