“In America, you are always asked what your hobby is, and I always was ashamed to answer that I had none. In fact, that is not the right answer. I love reading fiction or poetry, and watching movies or series on television. Among TV series, I strongly recommend Boss, and among writers, the ‘young’ Israeli short-story author Etgar Keret.”
— Saul Friedländer to Times Higher Education

Tatia Rosenthal animated text from the short story and Christopher Bowen made the music, as part of Electric Lit's Single Sentence Animations series (via Flavorwire)

"I’m telling you this up front, so you won’t write a story that’ll get anyone who reads it into my bed, just girls. I’m telling you this up front to avoid unpleasantness."-- "Todd", Electric Lit's Recommended Stories, Vol 12, No. 1 (Kindle, ePub).

"Keret’s short stories are a stream of consciousness generally written in one sitting – they can range from a couple of pages, to an 85-page novel. Each is an absurdist, satirical treat."—  "The book shelf" (Holborn Magazine) by Tim Samuels

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You can vote for Jakub Sazczesny's "Keret House" for the Architizer A+ awards here.
Voting ends today.
See thin house tag for photos, videos and articles about "Keret House".

"The Audio Publishers Association announced the finalists for the 2013 Audie Awards — and writer Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), longtime friend and supporter of the audiobook industry, will emcee the Audies Gala on May 30, 2013, at the New-York Historical Society."
"Suddenly" is nominated for the Multi-Voiced Performance award.

Update: Haaretz article about the nomination (premium content)

Once again, Goran Dukic directs a beautiful interpretation of a story by Keret. This time it's a storyvid for the Sundance 2013 festival.

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