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螣 慰未畏纬蠈蟼 位蔚蠅蠁慰蟻蔚委慰蠀 蟺慰蠀 萎胃蔚位蔚 谓伪 纬委谓蔚喂 螛蔚蠈蟼
螣 螆蟿纬魏伪蟻 螝苇蟻蔚蟿 蔚委谓伪喂 慰 蟽畏渭伪谓蟿喂魏蠈蟿蔚蟻慰蟼 魏伪喂 未畏渭慰蠁喂位苇蟽蟿蔚蟻慰蟼 螜蟽蟻伪畏位喂谓蠈蟼 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 蟿畏蟼 谓蔚蠈蟿蔚蟻畏蟼 纬蔚谓喂维蟼. 螠蔚 蟿伪 蟽蠉谓蟿慰渭伪, 魏慰蠁蟿蔚蟻维 蟽伪谓 蟽蟿喂位苇蟿慰 未喂畏纬萎渭伪蟿维 蟿慰蠀, 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 尉蔚蟺蔚蟻谓慰蠉谓 蔚谓委慰蟿蔚 蟿喂蟼 蟺蔚谓萎谓蟿伪 位苇尉蔚喂蟼, 魏伪蟿维蠁蔚蟻蔚 谓伪 纬委谓蔚喂 蟽蠉渭尾慰位慰 渭喂伪蟼 慰位蠈魏位畏蟻畏蟼 纬蔚谓喂维蟼, 蠀蟺慰谓慰渭蔚蠉慰谓蟿伪蟼 渭蠉胃慰蠀蟼 蟺伪纬喂蠅渭苇谓慰蠀蟼 蟽蟿畏谓 蔚胃谓喂魏萎 蟽蠀谓蔚委未畏蟽畏 魏伪喂 伪谓伪味畏蟿蠋谓蟿伪蟼 -渭蔚 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 蟺蟻慰魏位畏蟿喂魏蠈 伪位位维 蟽蔚 魏伪渭委伪 蟺蔚蟻委蟺蟿蠅蟽畏 魏蠀谓喂魏蠈- 尾伪蟽喂魏慰蠉蟼 畏胃喂魏慰蠉蟼 魏伪谓蠈谓蔚蟼.
螠伪蠉蟻慰 蠂喂慰蠉渭慰蟻, 蟺喂魏蟻萎 蔚喂蟻蠅谓蔚委伪 魏伪喂 (伪谓蟿喂-)萎蟻蠅蔚蟼 -苇蠁畏尾慰喂 魏伪喂 谓蔚伪蟻维 萎 蟺蔚蟻喂胃蠅蟻喂伪魏维 维蟿慰渭伪, 蟺慰蠀 喂蟽慰蟻蟻慰蟺慰蠉谓 渭蔚 未蠀蟽魏慰位委伪 渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉 位慰纬喂魏萎蟼 魏伪喂 蟺伪蟻伪位蠈纬慰蠀- 伪蟺慰蟿蔚位慰蠉谓 蟿慰谓 蟿蟻伪纬喂魏维 蔚蠀蟿蟻维蟺蔚位慰, 渭喂谓喂渭伪位喂蟽蟿喂魏蠈 魏蠈蟽渭慰 魏维胃蔚 未喂畏纬萎渭伪蟿慰蟼. 螣 螝苇蟻蔚蟿 未蔚谓 伪魏慰位慰蠀胃蔚委 魏伪胃喂蔚蟻蠅渭苇谓蔚蟼 蠁蠈蟻渭蔚蟼, 魏维胃蔚 未喂萎纬畏渭伪 未喂伪蠁苇蟻蔚喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 蟺蟻慰畏纬慰蠉渭蔚谓慰 魏伪喂 蠈位伪 渭伪味委 蟽蠀谓胃苇蟿慰蠀谓 苇谓伪 苇蟻纬慰 伪蟻喂蟽蟿慰蟿蔚蠂谓喂魏维 蟺蟻蠅蟿蠈蟿蠀蟺慰, 蟺慰蠀 伪蟺慰未蔚喂魏谓蠉蔚喂 蟿畏谓 喂未喂慰蠁蠀萎 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽委伪 魏伪喂 蟿畏 蠁蟻蔚蟽魏维未伪 蟽魏苇蠄畏蟼 蟿慰蠀 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬慰蠉 蟿慰蠀.
螠伪蠉蟻慰 蠂喂慰蠉渭慰蟻, 蟺喂魏蟻萎 蔚喂蟻蠅谓蔚委伪 魏伪喂 (伪谓蟿喂-)萎蟻蠅蔚蟼 -苇蠁畏尾慰喂 魏伪喂 谓蔚伪蟻维 萎 蟺蔚蟻喂胃蠅蟻喂伪魏维 维蟿慰渭伪, 蟺慰蠀 喂蟽慰蟻蟻慰蟺慰蠉谓 渭蔚 未蠀蟽魏慰位委伪 渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉 位慰纬喂魏萎蟼 魏伪喂 蟺伪蟻伪位蠈纬慰蠀- 伪蟺慰蟿蔚位慰蠉谓 蟿慰谓 蟿蟻伪纬喂魏维 蔚蠀蟿蟻维蟺蔚位慰, 渭喂谓喂渭伪位喂蟽蟿喂魏蠈 魏蠈蟽渭慰 魏维胃蔚 未喂畏纬萎渭伪蟿慰蟼. 螣 螝苇蟻蔚蟿 未蔚谓 伪魏慰位慰蠀胃蔚委 魏伪胃喂蔚蟻蠅渭苇谓蔚蟼 蠁蠈蟻渭蔚蟼, 魏维胃蔚 未喂萎纬畏渭伪 未喂伪蠁苇蟻蔚喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 蟺蟻慰畏纬慰蠉渭蔚谓慰 魏伪喂 蠈位伪 渭伪味委 蟽蠀谓胃苇蟿慰蠀谓 苇谓伪 苇蟻纬慰 伪蟻喂蟽蟿慰蟿蔚蠂谓喂魏维 蟺蟻蠅蟿蠈蟿蠀蟺慰, 蟺慰蠀 伪蟺慰未蔚喂魏谓蠉蔚喂 蟿畏谓 喂未喂慰蠁蠀萎 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽委伪 魏伪喂 蟿畏 蠁蟻蔚蟽魏维未伪 蟽魏苇蠄畏蟼 蟿慰蠀 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬慰蠉 蟿慰蠀.
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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Etgar Keret
137听books2,401听followersBorn 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 "Cam茅ra 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.
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June 2, 2017
It's definitely different, and some of the stories are great, but there are a lot of mediocre ones too. Kneller's Happy Campers 鈥� like the film adaptation, Wristcutters 鈥� is really wonderful.
August 2, 2018
A collection of Jewish, Israeli and surreal short stories sounded just like my kind of thing.听Etgar Keret's听The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories听stings and thrills with fierce fables of modern life. And I had no idea听going into this, but it turned out that I was already familiar with the author's writing from school back when we'd read "Breaking the Pig." So when I stumbled upon said听short story in here, I was beyond joyful to have everything come back.
The author, without a doubt, knows his stuff.听Brief, intense, painfully funny, and shockingly honest, Keret's stories are snapshots that illuminate with intelligence and wit the hidden truths of life. From having a shitty angel friend (鈥淭hat鈥檚 when he finally understood that of all the things the angel had told him, nothing was true. That he wasn鈥檛 even an angel, just a liar with wings.鈥�)听to joining the circus to Holocaust Memorial Day to someone's struggle with their听compulsive good-heartedness, these swift tales captivated me and reminded me of everything I know and everything I still don't.
With all that I loved, however, I still think I made a mistake deciding to read the English translation of this collection because it听kind of made the writing lose a bit of its magic. From what I recall听of reading Keret in听school, his听humor is better听conveyed in the original language. And I just听kept thinking throughout that I should鈥檝e read this in Hebrew.
But on a more positive note, I cherished听it immensely when strong emotions where evoked out of me while reading. I laughed, raged, rolled my eyes and connected with so many stories and little moments within them.
Moments such as听capturing the love we feel for听home-cooked meals:
鈥淭here鈥檚 something nice about home cooking. I mean, it鈥檚 hard to explain, but there鈥檚 something special about it, a feeling. As if your stomach can figure out that it鈥檚 food you didn鈥檛 have to pay for, that someone actually made it out of love. 鈥�
To feeling that palpable听rage against Nazi German bastards, especially on Holocaust Memorial Day:
鈥淭hen an old skinny man got on the stage and told us what bastards and murderers the Nazis were and how he took revenge on them, and even strangled a soldier with his own hands until he died. Jerby, who was sitting next to me, said the old man was lying; the way he looks, there鈥檚 no way he can make any soldier bite the dust. But I looked the old man in the eye and believed him. He had so much anger in his eyes, that all the violent rage of iron-pumping hoods I鈥檝e seen seemed like small change in comparison.鈥�
鈥淔inally, when he finished telling us what he had done during the Holocaust, the old man said that what we had just heard was relevant not only to the past but also for what goes on now, because the Germans still exist and still have a state. He said he was never going to forgive them, and that he hoped we, too, would never ever go visit their country. Because when he went with his parents to Germany fifty years ago everything looked nice, but it ended in hell. People have short memories, he said, especially when bad things are concerned. People tend to forget, he said, but you won鈥檛 forget. Every time you see a German, you鈥檒l remember what I told you. Every time you see German products, be it television (since most televisions here are made by German manufacturers) or anything else, you鈥檒l always remember that underneath the elegant wrapping are hidden parts and tubes made of bones and skin and flesh of dead Jews.鈥�
And then wrapping the collection up with a good ol' case of tragicomedy when a man is fed up of being compared his whole life to another听鈥淛ust like me, only a tiny bit better鈥�:
鈥淲e鈥檙e about to land, sir. I insist you return to your seat and fasten your seatbelt, like听.听.听.鈥� True, she went on to say 鈥渓ike all the other passengers,鈥� but what I saw in her eyes was Katzenstein. I pushed down on the lever and forced the door open with my shoulder. I was perfectly calm as I was sucked out, leaving all hell behind me.
Suicide is still considered a dreadful sin in the Afterlife. I begged them to try and understand, but they wouldn鈥檛 listen. As they were dragging me to Hell, there was Katzenstein. Him and the other passengers, waving at me through the window of the tour bus that was taking them to Heaven. The plane had crashed as it hit the ground, about fifteen minutes after I鈥檇 bailed out. A rare malfunction. One in a million. If only I鈥檇 stuck it out in my seat another few seconds, like all the other passengers. Like Katzenstein.鈥�
All in all: These听stories were听real and听vulgar and undeniably sincere.听I can't wait to read more of听Keret's writing in the near future.
3.5/5 stars
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The author, without a doubt, knows his stuff.听Brief, intense, painfully funny, and shockingly honest, Keret's stories are snapshots that illuminate with intelligence and wit the hidden truths of life. From having a shitty angel friend (鈥淭hat鈥檚 when he finally understood that of all the things the angel had told him, nothing was true. That he wasn鈥檛 even an angel, just a liar with wings.鈥�)听to joining the circus to Holocaust Memorial Day to someone's struggle with their听compulsive good-heartedness, these swift tales captivated me and reminded me of everything I know and everything I still don't.
With all that I loved, however, I still think I made a mistake deciding to read the English translation of this collection because it听kind of made the writing lose a bit of its magic. From what I recall听of reading Keret in听school, his听humor is better听conveyed in the original language. And I just听kept thinking throughout that I should鈥檝e read this in Hebrew.
But on a more positive note, I cherished听it immensely when strong emotions where evoked out of me while reading. I laughed, raged, rolled my eyes and connected with so many stories and little moments within them.
Moments such as听capturing the love we feel for听home-cooked meals:
鈥淭here鈥檚 something nice about home cooking. I mean, it鈥檚 hard to explain, but there鈥檚 something special about it, a feeling. As if your stomach can figure out that it鈥檚 food you didn鈥檛 have to pay for, that someone actually made it out of love. 鈥�
To feeling that palpable听rage against Nazi German bastards, especially on Holocaust Memorial Day:
鈥淭hen an old skinny man got on the stage and told us what bastards and murderers the Nazis were and how he took revenge on them, and even strangled a soldier with his own hands until he died. Jerby, who was sitting next to me, said the old man was lying; the way he looks, there鈥檚 no way he can make any soldier bite the dust. But I looked the old man in the eye and believed him. He had so much anger in his eyes, that all the violent rage of iron-pumping hoods I鈥檝e seen seemed like small change in comparison.鈥�
鈥淔inally, when he finished telling us what he had done during the Holocaust, the old man said that what we had just heard was relevant not only to the past but also for what goes on now, because the Germans still exist and still have a state. He said he was never going to forgive them, and that he hoped we, too, would never ever go visit their country. Because when he went with his parents to Germany fifty years ago everything looked nice, but it ended in hell. People have short memories, he said, especially when bad things are concerned. People tend to forget, he said, but you won鈥檛 forget. Every time you see a German, you鈥檒l remember what I told you. Every time you see German products, be it television (since most televisions here are made by German manufacturers) or anything else, you鈥檒l always remember that underneath the elegant wrapping are hidden parts and tubes made of bones and skin and flesh of dead Jews.鈥�
And then wrapping the collection up with a good ol' case of tragicomedy when a man is fed up of being compared his whole life to another听鈥淛ust like me, only a tiny bit better鈥�:
鈥淲e鈥檙e about to land, sir. I insist you return to your seat and fasten your seatbelt, like听.听.听.鈥� True, she went on to say 鈥渓ike all the other passengers,鈥� but what I saw in her eyes was Katzenstein. I pushed down on the lever and forced the door open with my shoulder. I was perfectly calm as I was sucked out, leaving all hell behind me.
Suicide is still considered a dreadful sin in the Afterlife. I begged them to try and understand, but they wouldn鈥檛 listen. As they were dragging me to Hell, there was Katzenstein. Him and the other passengers, waving at me through the window of the tour bus that was taking them to Heaven. The plane had crashed as it hit the ground, about fifteen minutes after I鈥檇 bailed out. A rare malfunction. One in a million. If only I鈥檇 stuck it out in my seat another few seconds, like all the other passengers. Like Katzenstein.鈥�
All in all: These听stories were听real and听vulgar and undeniably sincere.听I can't wait to read more of听Keret's writing in the near future.
3.5/5 stars
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July 5, 2018
K谋sa k谋sa 枚测办眉lerin i莽inde sade bir dille anlat谋lan kimi zaman 艧a艧谋rt谋c谋 莽o臒u zaman d眉艧眉nd眉r眉c眉 hikayeler. "Yeralt谋" edebiyat谋 ile d眉艧眉nsel bir denemenin tam ortas谋nda 艧ekillenen espirili, komik 莽谋kar谋mlar. D眉ne ve bug眉ne at谋lan ta艧lar. 陌srailli bir yazardan 陌srail'e, Musevilili臒e, Araplara dair toplumsal ve ki艧isel ele艧tiriler. Dilini 枚zellikle be臒endim. Fakat konunun bir noktada s谋k谋艧t谋臒谋n谋 d眉艧眉n眉yorum. 脰zellikle son b枚l眉mdeki uzun anlat谋. Kendinden evvel anlat谋lan 枚测办眉lerden 莽ok farkl谋, ba艧ka bir d眉zlem ve amaca sahip. Ve a莽谋kcas谋 kimi zaman o amac谋 okuyucu kaybediyor. 脟谋kmaz bir yol gibi. Etgar Keret ilgin莽 bir yazar. 陌lerde ba艧ka eserlerini okumak isteyebilirim. Not ettim :)
December 23, 2019
"陌ki t眉r insan vard谋r, duvar yan谋nda uyuyanlar ve onlar谋 yataktan a艧a臒谋 iten birinin yan谋nda uyuyanlar."
Aaa bekledi臒imin 莽ok d谋艧谋nda bir 艧ey okudum. 脟ok farkl谋 bir kitap, bir s眉r眉 k谋sa 枚测办眉 ve de臒i艧ik konular.
鉁岎煆�
Aaa bekledi臒imin 莽ok d谋艧谋nda bir 艧ey okudum. 脟ok farkl谋 bir kitap, bir s眉r眉 k谋sa 枚测办眉 ve de臒i艧ik konular.
鉁岎煆�
July 5, 2008
I don't think that this book should be read in one or two sittings. Reading these very short stories one right after another starts to take something away from the stories. Since most of the stories are only a couple of pages long, there is only so many times in a short period of time when I could enjoy ironic twists. I wanted to throw myself on the ground and beg for no more irony.
January 17, 2020
Ho comprato questo libro di Etgar Keret grazie ad un festival estivo in cui era stato invitato, per la proiezione di un film tratto da un suo racconto " Il centro vacanze di Kneller" --->
Wristcutters
Piccola parentesi cinematografica :猫 un piccolo film indipendente che mi ha piacevolmente sorpreso... notevole la colonna sonora - Tom Waits, Joy Division, Gogol Bordello
- i Gogol Bordello !-
#
e bel cast (bravo Tom Waits anche attore) Mi 猫 piaciuto molto il taglio fresco,ironico e poetico della storia ( c'猫 maggiore coerenza della trama narrativa rispetto al racconto !) Chiusa parentesi , torniamo al libro .
La raccolta parte bene e poi boh... si perde un po', comunque
3 stelle e mezzo nel complesso ,i miei preferiti Colla pazza e Asma
un assaggio :)
Asma
Quando hai un attacco d鈥檃sma, ti manca il respiro. Quando ti manca il respiro, fai fatica a parlare. La frase ti rimane bloccata in gola a causa della quantit脿 d鈥檃ria limitata che riesci a espellere dai polmoni. Non riesci a dire molto, tra le tre e le sei parole. Questo ti porta a provare rispetto per la parola. Te ne vengono in mente un sacco, di parole. Scegli le pi霉 importanti, ma anche pronunciare quelle ti costa molto. Non 猫 come per la gente sana che butta l矛 tutto quello che le viene in mente come se fosse spazzatura. Quando qualcuno dice 鈥渢i amo鈥� durante un attacco d鈥檃sma, la cosa 猫 ben diversa. C鈥櫭� una bella differenza. La differenza di una parola. E una parola 猫 moltissimo perch茅 quella potrebbe essere 鈥渟edersi鈥�, 鈥渧entolin鈥� o persino 鈥渁mbulanza鈥�.
Eh gi脿 c'猫 una bella differenza!
(e anche senza Ventolin)
Wristcutters
Piccola parentesi cinematografica :猫 un piccolo film indipendente che mi ha piacevolmente sorpreso... notevole la colonna sonora - Tom Waits, Joy Division, Gogol Bordello
- i Gogol Bordello !-
#
e bel cast (bravo Tom Waits anche attore) Mi 猫 piaciuto molto il taglio fresco,ironico e poetico della storia ( c'猫 maggiore coerenza della trama narrativa rispetto al racconto !) Chiusa parentesi , torniamo al libro .
La raccolta parte bene e poi boh... si perde un po', comunque
3 stelle e mezzo nel complesso ,i miei preferiti Colla pazza e Asma
un assaggio :)
Asma
Quando hai un attacco d鈥檃sma, ti manca il respiro. Quando ti manca il respiro, fai fatica a parlare. La frase ti rimane bloccata in gola a causa della quantit脿 d鈥檃ria limitata che riesci a espellere dai polmoni. Non riesci a dire molto, tra le tre e le sei parole. Questo ti porta a provare rispetto per la parola. Te ne vengono in mente un sacco, di parole. Scegli le pi霉 importanti, ma anche pronunciare quelle ti costa molto. Non 猫 come per la gente sana che butta l矛 tutto quello che le viene in mente come se fosse spazzatura. Quando qualcuno dice 鈥渢i amo鈥� durante un attacco d鈥檃sma, la cosa 猫 ben diversa. C鈥櫭� una bella differenza. La differenza di una parola. E una parola 猫 moltissimo perch茅 quella potrebbe essere 鈥渟edersi鈥�, 鈥渧entolin鈥� o persino 鈥渁mbulanza鈥�.
Eh gi脿 c'猫 una bella differenza!
(e anche senza Ventolin)
October 4, 2013
S谋rad谋艧谋 枚测办眉ler pe艧indeydim. Bir g眉n yeni tan谋艧t谋臒谋m ve ileride arkada艧l谋臒谋m谋z谋n devam edece臒ine inand谋臒谋m @SapanAlaybozan bana bu kitab谋 hediye etti. Daha 枚nce hi莽 陌srail'li bir yazardan okumam谋艧t谋m. K眉lt眉r fark谋 sat谋rlarda hissediliyor. Kitaba ad谋n谋 da veren ilk 枚测办眉s眉n眉 okuduktan sonra di臒er 枚测办眉leri de merak ettim. Acayip bir kafas谋 var bence Etgar Keret'in. Hayal g眉c眉 iyi 莽al谋艧谋yor. Fabrika gibi ayn谋. O fabrikadan 莽谋kan birbirinden enteresan 枚测办眉ler var kitapta. 陌kinci en sevdi臒im 枚测办眉,'Domuzu K谋rmak'. Domuz 艧eklindeki kumbarayla 莽ocu臒un dostlu臒u 莽ocukken bir bankan谋n hediyesi pembe dinozor 艧eklindeki kumbaram谋 hat谋rlatt谋. Bir t眉rl眉 dolamazd谋 o kumbara... Di臒er 枚测办眉 de Kneller'in Mutlu Kamp谋. Yazar谋n yaratt谋臒谋 d眉nya o kadar net ki al谋艧谋lm谋艧 bir atmosferde gibi hissediyor insan. Bunda san谋r谋m daha 枚nce bu 枚测办眉n眉n filmini izlemi艧 olmam谋n da iyi ve k枚t眉 y枚nde katk谋s谋 oldu. Filmin kitaba ne kadar ba臒l谋 kald谋臒谋n谋 g枚rd眉m.( )Her ne kadar ismini de臒i艧tirmi艧 olsalar da i莽erik paralel gidiyor. Farkl谋 d眉nyalar谋n ilgin莽 karakterleriyle bulu艧mak i莽in g眉zel bir f谋rsat Tanr谋 Olmak 陌steyen Otob眉s 艧of枚r眉. Hediye eden dostum @SapanAlaybozan'a bir kez daha te艧ekk眉rler.
July 13, 2015
Wristcutters bu kitaptaym谋艧 son 枚测办眉 olarak koymu艧lar, g眉zel s眉rpriz oldu bana. Onun d谋艧谋nda Etgar bey bildi臒iniz gibi.
November 13, 2012
Another fabulous collection of warped and wonderful short stories from Israel.
As I mentioned on my review of Etgar Keret writes stories unlike anybody else, stories that are often strange and slightly fantastical, funny, dark, impressive and affecting and this collection is no different in that respect.
That collection is one of the best books I've read in 2012 and so when Leah brought home a tattered and spine broken copy of this one, found thrown away by a careless reader, I was over the moon. Discovering that it also included the novella 'Knellers Happy Campers' was the cherry on top. Knellers is the book that the beautiful offbeat indie movie was based on and I've been intrigued by the original story from the moment I saw the film.
Amongst the consistently great stuff contained in this collection the standout short stories for me were Breaking The Pig and Shoes, two utterly charming stories that understand, and have a great affection for, the vagaries of the human mind and human bahaviour, with their magical realism they encapsulate the ouevre of Keret so completely.
The main event was a slight letdown after the movie and the long wait to read the story; Knellers is essentially a Keret style short story extended to 60 pages, so it is warped and wonderful and charming and funny and with a message but it also lacks some of the beauty and joy of the movie which is most definitely not a Keret movie.
As a complete work this collection is not as enjoyable or complete as his later work but as an example of a great talents early work it is remarkable with plenty to recommend.
As I mentioned on my review of Etgar Keret writes stories unlike anybody else, stories that are often strange and slightly fantastical, funny, dark, impressive and affecting and this collection is no different in that respect.
That collection is one of the best books I've read in 2012 and so when Leah brought home a tattered and spine broken copy of this one, found thrown away by a careless reader, I was over the moon. Discovering that it also included the novella 'Knellers Happy Campers' was the cherry on top. Knellers is the book that the beautiful offbeat indie movie was based on and I've been intrigued by the original story from the moment I saw the film.
Amongst the consistently great stuff contained in this collection the standout short stories for me were Breaking The Pig and Shoes, two utterly charming stories that understand, and have a great affection for, the vagaries of the human mind and human bahaviour, with their magical realism they encapsulate the ouevre of Keret so completely.
The main event was a slight letdown after the movie and the long wait to read the story; Knellers is essentially a Keret style short story extended to 60 pages, so it is warped and wonderful and charming and funny and with a message but it also lacks some of the beauty and joy of the movie which is most definitely not a Keret movie.
As a complete work this collection is not as enjoyable or complete as his later work but as an example of a great talents early work it is remarkable with plenty to recommend.
September 30, 2019
"Babam bana Bart Simpson bebe臒i alm谋yor. Annem kabul etti asl谋nda, ama babam beni fazla 艧谋martt谋klar谋n谋 s枚yledi. 'Neden alal谋m, s枚yler misin?' diye sordu anneme. 'Biraz m谋z谋ldand谋 m谋 hemen pes ediyorsun.' Babam paran谋n k谋ymetini bilmedi臒imi d眉艧眉n眉yordu, bunu k眉莽眉k ya艧ta 枚臒renmezsem ne zaman 枚臒renecektim? Ebeveynlerinin Bart Simpson bebe臒i sat谋n ald谋klar谋 莽ocuklar谋 k谋sa s眉rede 艧ekerci d眉kkan谋ndan 艧eker 莽alan serserilere d枚n眉艧眉yorlard谋; 莽眉nk眉 her istediklerini kolay elde etmeye al谋艧谋kt谋lar. Bu y眉zden babam bana Bart Simpson bebe臒i yerine s谋rt谋nda bir yar谋k bulunan porselen 莽irkin bir domuz sat谋n ald谋; b枚ylece sa臒l谋kl谋 b眉y眉yecektim, serseri olmayacakt谋m." 29
"'脟ok gen莽ken bile ailenin bir bitki gibi oldu臒unu biliyordum. K枚k眉nden ay谋r谋rsan solar. Yolarsan 枚l眉r. Ama topra臒谋nda b眉y眉mesine izin verirsen tanr谋lar谋n gazab谋na da dayan谋r, r眉zgara da. Toprakla birlikte do臒ar ve toprak ya艧ad谋k莽a o da ya艧ar.'" 60
"'脟ok gen莽ken bile ailenin bir bitki gibi oldu臒unu biliyordum. K枚k眉nden ay谋r谋rsan solar. Yolarsan 枚l眉r. Ama topra臒谋nda b眉y眉mesine izin verirsen tanr谋lar谋n gazab谋na da dayan谋r, r眉zgara da. Toprakla birlikte do臒ar ve toprak ya艧ad谋k莽a o da ya艧ar.'" 60
February 24, 2023
袠屑邪 薪褟泻芯懈 斜懈褋械褉懈 褋褉械写 褌械蟹懈 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹懈, 薪邪锌褉懈屑械褉 "袩褉懈褋锌懈胁薪邪 锌械褋械薪 蟹邪 胁褉械屑械褌芯", "孝褉褗斜懈", "些褍褉芯 谢械锌懈谢芯". 袙褋懈褔泻懈 褋邪 屑邪谢泻芯 懈谢懈 锌芯胁械褔械 邪斜褉褍褉写薪懈, 泻芯械褌芯 械 锌褉懈褟褌薪芯, 薪芯 薪邪 屑邪谢泻懈 写芯蟹懈 - 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 薪械 械 蟹邪 械写薪芯 褋褟写邪薪械. 袧芯 锌芯褔褌懈 薪邪胁褋褟泻褗写械 谢懈褔懈 薪械芯锌懈褌薪懈褟褌 锌懈褋邪褌械谢 - 锌褋懈褏芯谢芯谐懈褔械褋泻邪褌邪 写褗谢斜芯褔懈薪邪 械 褉褟写泻芯褋褌, 褍褋械褖邪 褋械 屑谢邪写械卸泻懈褟褌 胁褗蟹褌芯褉谐 芯褌 械褎械泻褌薪懈褌械 芯斜褉邪褌懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 褋邪屑芯褑械谢 薪邪 屑薪芯谐芯 屑械褋褌邪. 袧芯 谢懈褔懈 懈 褋锌芯锌褋芯斜薪芯褋褌褌邪 蟹邪 写褗谢斜芯泻芯 褔褍胁褋褌胁邪薪械 薪邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪 懈 薪械褍屑芯谢懈屑懈褌械 屑褍 蟹邪泻芯薪懈. 袩褉械写锌芯谢邪谐邪屑, 褔械 锌芯-泻褗褋薪懈褌械 褋斜芯褉薪懈褑懈 薪邪 袣械褉械褌 锌褉械写谢邪谐邪褌 锌芯胁械褔械 褏褉邪薪邪 蟹邪 褔懈褌邪褌械谢褟.
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January 19, 2022陌srail edebiyat谋ndan k谋sa ancak dopdolu 枚测办眉ler. 莽eviriyorsa g眉zeldir dedim, yan谋lmad谋m.
January 9, 2019
Okudu臒um en s谋ra d谋艧谋 枚测办眉ler. Bu zamana kadar 枚测办眉 kitaplar谋yla aram iyi olmamas谋na ra臒men al谋艧maya hatta sevmeye ba艧lad谋臒谋m谋 hissediyorum. Domuzu K谋rmak ve Kneller鈥檌n Mutlu Kamp谋 枚测办眉leri ise bu kitaptaki favorilerim. Okurken fark etti臒im bir 艧ey daha var ki, y谋llar 枚nce izleyip 莽ok be臒endi臒im Wriscutters: A Love Story de Etgar Keret鈥檌n Kneller鈥檌n Mutlu Kamp谋 adl谋 枚测办眉s眉ndem uyarlamaym谋艧. 陌zlemediyseniz ona da bir bak谋n derim.
July 21, 2015
孝芯蟹懈 褋斜芯褉薪懈泻 薪邪泄-屑邪谢泻芯 屑懈 褏邪褉械褋邪 芯褌 褔械褌懈褉懈褌械 锌褉芯褔械褌械薪懈 写芯褋械谐邪. 袝褌芯 胁 褌邪泻褗胁 褉械写 锌褉懈斜谢懈蟹懈褌械谢薪芯 褋邪 胁褋懈褔泻懈褌械 蟹邪 屑械薪 (锌褉械写褋褌芯懈 屑懈 锌械褌懈褟褌).
鈥炐愌佇靶佳傂拘光赌�
鈥炐溞拘夹秆囆笛傂� 薪邪 褏谢邪写懈谢薪懈泻邪鈥�
鈥炐樞沸残敌葱窖娦� 薪邪 胁褉邪褌邪褌邪 褋械 褔褍泻邪鈥�
鈥炐愋惭傂拘毖冄佇叫秆徰� 褕芯褎褜芯褉, 泻芯泄褌芯 懈褋泻邪褕械 写邪 斜褗写械 斜芯谐鈥�
袦邪谢泻芯 械 褋褌褉邪薪薪芯 褋褌褉邪薪懈褔薪懈 薪械褖邪 写邪 褋邪 屑懈 谢褞斜懈屑懈 芯褌 褌邪蟹懈 泻薪懈谐邪, 薪芯 斜褟褏 锌褉懈褟褌薪芯 懈蟹薪械薪邪写邪.
- 芯褌泻邪泻褌芯 鈥炐啃拘沸叫靶残靶尖€� 袝褌谐邪褉 袣械褉械褌, 褋械 锌懈褌邪屑 泻邪泻胁芯 屑懈褋谢懈 锌褉械谢褞斜懈屑懈褟褌 屑懈 袗屑芯褋 袨蟹 蟹邪 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹懈褌械 薪邪 袝褌谐邪褉.
鈥炐犘靶沸盒靶沸秆傂� 薪邪 袝褌谐邪褉 袣械褉械褌 褋邪 褋胁懈褉械锌懈, 蟹邪斜邪胁薪懈, 锌褗谢薪懈 褋 械薪械褉谐懈褟 懈 胁褗芯斜褉邪卸械薪懈械 鈥� 懈 胁 褋褗褖芯褌芯 胁褉械屑械 褔械褋褌芯 褋邪 写褗谢斜芯泻懈, 褌褉邪谐懈褔薪懈 懈 褋懈谢薪芯 褉邪蟹褌褗褉褋胁邪褖懈.鈥� (薪邪 蟹邪写薪邪褌邪 泻芯褉懈褑邪)
- 写褍屑邪褌邪 薪邪 锌褉械谢褞斜懈屑懈褟 屑懈 小邪谢屑邪薪 袪褍褕写懈 褌械卸懈 泻邪褌芯 芯谢芯胁芯, 薪芯 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 锌褗褌懈 褋械 械 褋谢褍褔胁邪谢芯 写邪 锌芯褏胁邪谢懈 泻薪懈谐懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 薪械 褏邪褉械褋胁邪屑 芯褋芯斜械薪芯. 小械谐邪 褋褗胁锌邪写械薪懈械.
鈥炐懶恍笛佈傃徰� 锌懈褋邪褌械谢鈥� 薪邪锌褗谢薪芯 褉邪蟹谢懈褔械薪 芯褌 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 泻芯械褌芯 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪屑. 袚谢邪褋褗褌 薪邪 褋谢械写胁邪褖芯褌芯 锌芯泻芯谢械薪懈械.鈥�
- 芯褖械 薪邪 13 褋褌褉. 褋械 锌芯褔褍胁褋褌胁邪褏 芯褌 械写薪邪 泻褉褗胁薪邪 谐褉褍锌邪 褋褗褋 褋邪屑懈褟 袣械褉械褌, 褖芯屑 褋械 褋锌芯屑械薪邪胁邪 鈥炐夹狙徰傗€� 袣懈泄褌 袛卸邪褉械褌, 写芯褉懈 写邪 械 胁 锌芯谢芯胁懈薪 懈蟹褉械褔械薪懈械鈥�
鈥炐┬� 锌褍褋薪邪褌 写懈褋泻 薪邪 袣懈泄褌 袛卸邪褉械褌 懈 胁褋懈褔泻懈 褖械 褋谢褍褕邪褌; 褖械 褋谢芯卸邪褌 锌谢芯褔邪 懈 薪懈泻芯泄 薪褟屑邪 写邪 褋械 薪邪褌褗卸懈.鈥�
袙褋械 锌邪泻 屑懈 褋械 褋褌褉褍胁邪, 褔械 褌芯胁邪 械 鈥炐叫靶�-写邪褉泻鈥� 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 薪邪 袣械褉械褌 (薪械 褔械 锌芯 锌褉懈薪褑懈锌 懈蟹芯斜褖芯 薪械 褏邪褉械褋胁邪屑 褌邪泻懈胁邪). 袣邪蟹邪褉屑懈, 芯褉褗卸懈褟, 锌芯斜芯懈褖邪, 褍斜懈泄褋褌胁邪, 懈蟹褌褉械褖褟胁邪薪懈褟, 褋邪屑芯褍斜懈泄褋褌胁邪, 屑谢邪写械卸泻邪 懈蟹谐褍斜械薪芯褋褌, 袗写, 袦芯褋邪写鈥� 袠蟹谐谢械卸写邪 懈褋泻邪屑 锌芯胁械褔械 鈥炐葱拘毖€褟褕泻懈鈥� 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹懈 泻邪褌芯 胁 写褉褍谐懈褌械 褋斜芯褉薪懈褑懈, 邪 芯褌 褌褍泻 - 泻邪褌芯 鈥炐┭冄€芯 谢械锌懈谢芯鈥�, 鈥炐愋惭傂拘毖冄佇叫秆徰� 褕芯褎褜芯褉, 泻芯泄褌芯 懈褋泻邪褕械 写邪 斜褗写械 斜芯谐鈥�, 鈥炐笛佈傂秆� 褉芯卸写械薪 写械薪鈥�. 袧械卸薪芯-谐芯褉褔懈胁芯-褎邪薪褌邪蟹懈泄薪懈褌械 泻邪褌芯 鈥炐澬秆壭锯€�, 鈥炐€泻懈 褑胁械褌芯胁械鈥�, 鈥炐パ€邪薪懈褌械谢薪邪褌邪 褋褌芯泄薪芯褋褌 薪邪 褋褗薪懈褖邪褌邪鈥� 褋褗褖芯 屑懈 写芯锌邪写邪褌 (锌芯褋谢械写薪懈褟褌 褋邪屑芯 屑懈 斜械褕械 薪褟泻邪泻 锌芯蟹薪邪褌). 啸邪褉械褋邪褏邪 屑懈 懈 鈥炐⒀€芯褌芯邪褉懈鈥�, 鈥炐溞秆傂拘恍拘承秆忊€�, 鈥炐澬狙壯傂�, 胁 泻芯褟褌芯 邪胁褌芯斜褍褋懈褌械 褍屑褉褟褏邪鈥�, 鈥炐⒀€褗斜懈鈥�, 鈥炐澬笛囆拘残笛喰糕€�, 鈥炐撗娦恍感残笛€ 薪邪 懈褋谢邪薪写褋泻懈鈥�.
鈥�- 楔芯褕懈, 懈蟹胁懈薪褟胁邪泄, 褔械 褌械 薪邪褉械泻芯褏 谢褗卸械褑. 袧邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 懈屑邪谢芯 褌邪泻懈胁邪 蟹邪泄褑懈. 袠 褔械 褌械 褍斜懈褏 懈蟹胁懈薪褟胁邪泄.
- 袧械 褋械 泻芯褋懈 鈥� 褉械褔械 楔芯褕懈. 鈥� 孝芯 胁褋懈褔泻懈 懈蟹褌褉械褖褟褏屑械.
袦械懈褉 锌褉芯写褗谢卸邪胁邪褕械 写邪 褌褉械锌械褉懈.鈥�
孝芯蟹懈 锌褗褌 薪械 屑懈 斜械褕械 蟹邪斜邪胁薪芯 泻邪泻褌芯 褋 写褉褍谐懈褌械 褋斜芯褉薪懈褑懈. 袠 褌褗卸薪芯褌芯 薪械 屑懈 斜械褕械 锌褉懈褟褌薪芯, 泻邪泻褌芯 锌邪褉邪写芯泻褋邪谢薪芯 屑懈 褋械 褋谢褍褔胁邪褕械 褋 写褉褍谐懈褌械 泻薪懈谐懈 薪邪 袣械褉械褌. 袙 褌褟褏 写芯褉懈 薪邪 褋褌褉褟褋泻邪褖懈褌械 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈 锌邪泻 屑懈 斜械褕械 褍褞褌薪芯 锌芯 薪褟泻邪泻褗胁 薪邪褔懈薪. 小械谐邪 褍褋械褖邪褏 泻邪褌芯 锌谢邪褕械褖 褌褉懈芯薪 褔褍胁褋褌胁芯褌芯 芯褌 写械褋械褌懈谢械褌懈褟褌邪 薪械屑懈褉 锌芯 褌械蟹懈 蟹械屑懈, 泻芯薪褑械薪褌褉懈褉邪薪邪褌邪 斜械懈蟹褏芯写懈褑邪 褋 屑邪褉泻邪 鈥炐懶恍感费娦� 袠蟹褌芯泻鈥�. 袧械 械 懈蟹薪械薪邪写胁邪褖芯, 褋谢械写 泻邪褌芯 胁 懈薪褌械褉胁褞 褋 袣械褉械褌 褔褍褏 锌褉懈斜谢懈蟹懈褌械谢薪芯 褋谢械写薪芯褌芯:
鈥炐⒀冃� 锌芯褔褌懈 胁褋械泻懈 械 褍斜懈胁邪谢 薪褟泻芯谐芯 懈谢懈 薪褟泻芯泄 芯褌 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁芯褌芯 屑褍 械 斜懈谢 褍斜懈褌.鈥�
袗 斜褍泻胁邪谢薪芯 胁 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 械褌芯 泻邪泻 褋褌芯褟褌 薪械褖邪褌邪 (写邪薪芯 薪械 锌褉芯蟹胁褍褔懈 械写薪芯褋褌褉邪薪褔懈胁芯 懈 褎邪薪邪褌懈褔薪芯 褌芯蟹懈 芯褌泻褗褋, 褖械 泻邪卸邪 写械褌懈薪褋泻芯褌芯 鈥� 袣械褉械褌 薪械 械 褌邪泻褗胁 褔芯胁械泻. ;) 袠 芯褌薪芯胁芯 芯褌斜械谢褟蟹胁邪屑 斜褗谢谐邪褉褋泻邪褌邪 鈥炐囱徰佇叫� 褉褗泻邪鈥� 薪邪 袣械褉械褌 - 袦懈谢械薪邪 袙邪褉蟹芯薪芯胁褑械胁邪).
鈥�- 袧械 褋褗屑 锌邪褉邪薪芯褟褋邪谢. 袧械 褋褏胁邪褖邪褕 谢懈? 孝懈褟 胁褋懈褔泻懈褌械 褋邪 邪褉邪斜懈.
- 袠 泻邪泻胁芯 泻邪褌芯 褋邪 邪褉邪斜懈? 鈥� 锌芯锌懈褌邪褏 邪蟹.
- 袣邪泻 鈥炐盒靶盒残锯€�? 袧械 蟹薪邪屑. 袗褉邪斜懈, 褋邪屑芯褍斜懈泄褋褌胁邪 鈥� 褌芯胁邪 薪械 褌械 谢懈 锌褋懈褏褟褋胁邪, 锌芯薪械 屑邪谢泻芯? 袗 邪泻芯 褉邪蟹斜械褉邪褌, 褔械 褋屑械 懈蟹褉邪械谢褑懈?
- 袗屑懈 褋懈谐褍褉薪芯 锌邪泻 褖械 薪懈 褍斜懈褟褌. 袧懈 褋械 谢懈 褋械褖邪褕, 褔械 懈屑 械 锌褉械蟹 芯薪邪褟 褉邪斜芯褌邪 泻邪泻胁懈 褋屑械. 孝械 褋邪 屑褗褉褌胁懈. 袧懈械 褋屑械 屑褗褉褌胁懈. 肖懈薪懈褌邪 谢邪 泻芯屑械写懈褟.
- 袧械 蟹薪邪屑 鈥� 懈蟹屑褗褉屑芯褉懈 袚械谢褎邪薪写. 鈥� 袧械 芯斜懈褔邪屑 邪褉邪斜懈. 袧械 械 蟹邪褉邪写懈 锌芯谢懈褌懈泻邪褌邪. 袧械褖芯 械褌薪懈褔械褋泻芯 械.
- 袗斜械, 校蟹懈, 薪械 褋懈 谢懈 懈 斜械蟹 褌芯胁邪 写芯褋褌邪褌褗褔薪芯 锌褉械褑邪泻邪薪, 褔械 写邪 斜褗写械褕 懈 褉邪褋懈褋褌?
- 袧械 褋褗屑 褉邪褋懈褋褌 鈥� 褋屑褍褌懈 褋械 袚械谢褎邪薪写. 鈥� 袗蟹 锌褉芯褋褌芯鈥� 袟薪邪械褕 谢懈 泻邪泻胁芯? 袦芯卸械 懈 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 写邪 褋褗屑 屑邪谢泻芯 褉邪褋懈褋褌. 袧芯 褋邪屑芯 屑邪谢泻芯.鈥�
鈥炐愌佇靶佳傂拘光赌�
鈥炐溞拘夹秆囆笛傂� 薪邪 褏谢邪写懈谢薪懈泻邪鈥�
鈥炐樞沸残敌葱窖娦� 薪邪 胁褉邪褌邪褌邪 褋械 褔褍泻邪鈥�
鈥炐愋惭傂拘毖冄佇叫秆徰� 褕芯褎褜芯褉, 泻芯泄褌芯 懈褋泻邪褕械 写邪 斜褗写械 斜芯谐鈥�
袦邪谢泻芯 械 褋褌褉邪薪薪芯 褋褌褉邪薪懈褔薪懈 薪械褖邪 写邪 褋邪 屑懈 谢褞斜懈屑懈 芯褌 褌邪蟹懈 泻薪懈谐邪, 薪芯 斜褟褏 锌褉懈褟褌薪芯 懈蟹薪械薪邪写邪.
- 芯褌泻邪泻褌芯 鈥炐啃拘沸叫靶残靶尖€� 袝褌谐邪褉 袣械褉械褌, 褋械 锌懈褌邪屑 泻邪泻胁芯 屑懈褋谢懈 锌褉械谢褞斜懈屑懈褟褌 屑懈 袗屑芯褋 袨蟹 蟹邪 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹懈褌械 薪邪 袝褌谐邪褉.
鈥炐犘靶沸盒靶沸秆傂� 薪邪 袝褌谐邪褉 袣械褉械褌 褋邪 褋胁懈褉械锌懈, 蟹邪斜邪胁薪懈, 锌褗谢薪懈 褋 械薪械褉谐懈褟 懈 胁褗芯斜褉邪卸械薪懈械 鈥� 懈 胁 褋褗褖芯褌芯 胁褉械屑械 褔械褋褌芯 褋邪 写褗谢斜芯泻懈, 褌褉邪谐懈褔薪懈 懈 褋懈谢薪芯 褉邪蟹褌褗褉褋胁邪褖懈.鈥� (薪邪 蟹邪写薪邪褌邪 泻芯褉懈褑邪)
- 写褍屑邪褌邪 薪邪 锌褉械谢褞斜懈屑懈褟 屑懈 小邪谢屑邪薪 袪褍褕写懈 褌械卸懈 泻邪褌芯 芯谢芯胁芯, 薪芯 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 锌褗褌懈 褋械 械 褋谢褍褔胁邪谢芯 写邪 锌芯褏胁邪谢懈 泻薪懈谐懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 薪械 褏邪褉械褋胁邪屑 芯褋芯斜械薪芯. 小械谐邪 褋褗胁锌邪写械薪懈械.
鈥炐懶恍笛佈傃徰� 锌懈褋邪褌械谢鈥� 薪邪锌褗谢薪芯 褉邪蟹谢懈褔械薪 芯褌 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 泻芯械褌芯 锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪屑. 袚谢邪褋褗褌 薪邪 褋谢械写胁邪褖芯褌芯 锌芯泻芯谢械薪懈械.鈥�
- 芯褖械 薪邪 13 褋褌褉. 褋械 锌芯褔褍胁褋褌胁邪褏 芯褌 械写薪邪 泻褉褗胁薪邪 谐褉褍锌邪 褋褗褋 褋邪屑懈褟 袣械褉械褌, 褖芯屑 褋械 褋锌芯屑械薪邪胁邪 鈥炐夹狙徰傗€� 袣懈泄褌 袛卸邪褉械褌, 写芯褉懈 写邪 械 胁 锌芯谢芯胁懈薪 懈蟹褉械褔械薪懈械鈥�
鈥炐┬� 锌褍褋薪邪褌 写懈褋泻 薪邪 袣懈泄褌 袛卸邪褉械褌 懈 胁褋懈褔泻懈 褖械 褋谢褍褕邪褌; 褖械 褋谢芯卸邪褌 锌谢芯褔邪 懈 薪懈泻芯泄 薪褟屑邪 写邪 褋械 薪邪褌褗卸懈.鈥�
袙褋械 锌邪泻 屑懈 褋械 褋褌褉褍胁邪, 褔械 褌芯胁邪 械 鈥炐叫靶�-写邪褉泻鈥� 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 薪邪 袣械褉械褌 (薪械 褔械 锌芯 锌褉懈薪褑懈锌 懈蟹芯斜褖芯 薪械 褏邪褉械褋胁邪屑 褌邪泻懈胁邪). 袣邪蟹邪褉屑懈, 芯褉褗卸懈褟, 锌芯斜芯懈褖邪, 褍斜懈泄褋褌胁邪, 懈蟹褌褉械褖褟胁邪薪懈褟, 褋邪屑芯褍斜懈泄褋褌胁邪, 屑谢邪写械卸泻邪 懈蟹谐褍斜械薪芯褋褌, 袗写, 袦芯褋邪写鈥� 袠蟹谐谢械卸写邪 懈褋泻邪屑 锌芯胁械褔械 鈥炐葱拘毖€褟褕泻懈鈥� 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹懈 泻邪褌芯 胁 写褉褍谐懈褌械 褋斜芯褉薪懈褑懈, 邪 芯褌 褌褍泻 - 泻邪褌芯 鈥炐┭冄€芯 谢械锌懈谢芯鈥�, 鈥炐愋惭傂拘毖冄佇叫秆徰� 褕芯褎褜芯褉, 泻芯泄褌芯 懈褋泻邪褕械 写邪 斜褗写械 斜芯谐鈥�, 鈥炐笛佈傂秆� 褉芯卸写械薪 写械薪鈥�. 袧械卸薪芯-谐芯褉褔懈胁芯-褎邪薪褌邪蟹懈泄薪懈褌械 泻邪褌芯 鈥炐澬秆壭锯€�, 鈥炐€泻懈 褑胁械褌芯胁械鈥�, 鈥炐パ€邪薪懈褌械谢薪邪褌邪 褋褌芯泄薪芯褋褌 薪邪 褋褗薪懈褖邪褌邪鈥� 褋褗褖芯 屑懈 写芯锌邪写邪褌 (锌芯褋谢械写薪懈褟褌 褋邪屑芯 屑懈 斜械褕械 薪褟泻邪泻 锌芯蟹薪邪褌). 啸邪褉械褋邪褏邪 屑懈 懈 鈥炐⒀€芯褌芯邪褉懈鈥�, 鈥炐溞秆傂拘恍拘承秆忊€�, 鈥炐澬狙壯傂�, 胁 泻芯褟褌芯 邪胁褌芯斜褍褋懈褌械 褍屑褉褟褏邪鈥�, 鈥炐⒀€褗斜懈鈥�, 鈥炐澬笛囆拘残笛喰糕€�, 鈥炐撗娦恍感残笛€ 薪邪 懈褋谢邪薪写褋泻懈鈥�.
鈥�- 楔芯褕懈, 懈蟹胁懈薪褟胁邪泄, 褔械 褌械 薪邪褉械泻芯褏 谢褗卸械褑. 袧邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 懈屑邪谢芯 褌邪泻懈胁邪 蟹邪泄褑懈. 袠 褔械 褌械 褍斜懈褏 懈蟹胁懈薪褟胁邪泄.
- 袧械 褋械 泻芯褋懈 鈥� 褉械褔械 楔芯褕懈. 鈥� 孝芯 胁褋懈褔泻懈 懈蟹褌褉械褖褟褏屑械.
袦械懈褉 锌褉芯写褗谢卸邪胁邪褕械 写邪 褌褉械锌械褉懈.鈥�
孝芯蟹懈 锌褗褌 薪械 屑懈 斜械褕械 蟹邪斜邪胁薪芯 泻邪泻褌芯 褋 写褉褍谐懈褌械 褋斜芯褉薪懈褑懈. 袠 褌褗卸薪芯褌芯 薪械 屑懈 斜械褕械 锌褉懈褟褌薪芯, 泻邪泻褌芯 锌邪褉邪写芯泻褋邪谢薪芯 屑懈 褋械 褋谢褍褔胁邪褕械 褋 写褉褍谐懈褌械 泻薪懈谐懈 薪邪 袣械褉械褌. 袙 褌褟褏 写芯褉懈 薪邪 褋褌褉褟褋泻邪褖懈褌械 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈 锌邪泻 屑懈 斜械褕械 褍褞褌薪芯 锌芯 薪褟泻邪泻褗胁 薪邪褔懈薪. 小械谐邪 褍褋械褖邪褏 泻邪褌芯 锌谢邪褕械褖 褌褉懈芯薪 褔褍胁褋褌胁芯褌芯 芯褌 写械褋械褌懈谢械褌懈褟褌邪 薪械屑懈褉 锌芯 褌械蟹懈 蟹械屑懈, 泻芯薪褑械薪褌褉懈褉邪薪邪褌邪 斜械懈蟹褏芯写懈褑邪 褋 屑邪褉泻邪 鈥炐懶恍感费娦� 袠蟹褌芯泻鈥�. 袧械 械 懈蟹薪械薪邪写胁邪褖芯, 褋谢械写 泻邪褌芯 胁 懈薪褌械褉胁褞 褋 袣械褉械褌 褔褍褏 锌褉懈斜谢懈蟹懈褌械谢薪芯 褋谢械写薪芯褌芯:
鈥炐⒀冃� 锌芯褔褌懈 胁褋械泻懈 械 褍斜懈胁邪谢 薪褟泻芯谐芯 懈谢懈 薪褟泻芯泄 芯褌 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁芯褌芯 屑褍 械 斜懈谢 褍斜懈褌.鈥�
袗 斜褍泻胁邪谢薪芯 胁 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 械褌芯 泻邪泻 褋褌芯褟褌 薪械褖邪褌邪 (写邪薪芯 薪械 锌褉芯蟹胁褍褔懈 械写薪芯褋褌褉邪薪褔懈胁芯 懈 褎邪薪邪褌懈褔薪芯 褌芯蟹懈 芯褌泻褗褋, 褖械 泻邪卸邪 写械褌懈薪褋泻芯褌芯 鈥� 袣械褉械褌 薪械 械 褌邪泻褗胁 褔芯胁械泻. ;) 袠 芯褌薪芯胁芯 芯褌斜械谢褟蟹胁邪屑 斜褗谢谐邪褉褋泻邪褌邪 鈥炐囱徰佇叫� 褉褗泻邪鈥� 薪邪 袣械褉械褌 - 袦懈谢械薪邪 袙邪褉蟹芯薪芯胁褑械胁邪).
鈥�- 袧械 褋褗屑 锌邪褉邪薪芯褟褋邪谢. 袧械 褋褏胁邪褖邪褕 谢懈? 孝懈褟 胁褋懈褔泻懈褌械 褋邪 邪褉邪斜懈.
- 袠 泻邪泻胁芯 泻邪褌芯 褋邪 邪褉邪斜懈? 鈥� 锌芯锌懈褌邪褏 邪蟹.
- 袣邪泻 鈥炐盒靶盒残锯€�? 袧械 蟹薪邪屑. 袗褉邪斜懈, 褋邪屑芯褍斜懈泄褋褌胁邪 鈥� 褌芯胁邪 薪械 褌械 谢懈 锌褋懈褏褟褋胁邪, 锌芯薪械 屑邪谢泻芯? 袗 邪泻芯 褉邪蟹斜械褉邪褌, 褔械 褋屑械 懈蟹褉邪械谢褑懈?
- 袗屑懈 褋懈谐褍褉薪芯 锌邪泻 褖械 薪懈 褍斜懈褟褌. 袧懈 褋械 谢懈 褋械褖邪褕, 褔械 懈屑 械 锌褉械蟹 芯薪邪褟 褉邪斜芯褌邪 泻邪泻胁懈 褋屑械. 孝械 褋邪 屑褗褉褌胁懈. 袧懈械 褋屑械 屑褗褉褌胁懈. 肖懈薪懈褌邪 谢邪 泻芯屑械写懈褟.
- 袧械 蟹薪邪屑 鈥� 懈蟹屑褗褉屑芯褉懈 袚械谢褎邪薪写. 鈥� 袧械 芯斜懈褔邪屑 邪褉邪斜懈. 袧械 械 蟹邪褉邪写懈 锌芯谢懈褌懈泻邪褌邪. 袧械褖芯 械褌薪懈褔械褋泻芯 械.
- 袗斜械, 校蟹懈, 薪械 褋懈 谢懈 懈 斜械蟹 褌芯胁邪 写芯褋褌邪褌褗褔薪芯 锌褉械褑邪泻邪薪, 褔械 写邪 斜褗写械褕 懈 褉邪褋懈褋褌?
- 袧械 褋褗屑 褉邪褋懈褋褌 鈥� 褋屑褍褌懈 褋械 袚械谢褎邪薪写. 鈥� 袗蟹 锌褉芯褋褌芯鈥� 袟薪邪械褕 谢懈 泻邪泻胁芯? 袦芯卸械 懈 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 写邪 褋褗屑 屑邪谢泻芯 褉邪褋懈褋褌. 袧芯 褋邪屑芯 屑邪谢泻芯.鈥�
June 20, 2018
3,5*
Li esta colect芒nea de mini contos em doses homeop谩ticas e 茅 assim que aconselho a leitura. N茫o diria que o autor neste livro tem um estilo muito definido, apesar de ser muito pr贸prio e diria at茅 alternativo. Acho que ele junta especialmente o realismo m谩gico com o surreal, passando muito pela guerra e pela viol锚ncia, fala sobre a normalidade escondida atr谩s de coisas estapaf煤rdias, e aborda as rela莽玫es humanas de uma forma muito crua e bruta. Uma coisa que n茫o encontrei aqui foram textos fofos, aconchegantes e nunca terminei um conto com a sensa莽茫o de ter ficado mais feliz, bem pelo contr谩rio, fiquei sempre muito reflexiva e pensativa. Por um lado, as met谩foras que depreendi de alguns contos fizeram-me muito sentido e foram um murro no est么mago. Mas, por outro, um outro tanto dos contos n茫o fizeram eco na minha cabe莽a, ou simplesmente n茫o compreendi o que o autor quereria dizer com aquilo. Acho que n茫o 茅 um livro para toda a gente, de todo. E talvez seja um bom exemplo de livro para reler mais tarde, pois acredito que estas hist贸rias tenham v谩rias camadas e que, 脿 medida que vamos crescendo, vamos conseguindo retirar mais camadas e descobrindo novas coisas atrav茅s delas.
Li esta colect芒nea de mini contos em doses homeop谩ticas e 茅 assim que aconselho a leitura. N茫o diria que o autor neste livro tem um estilo muito definido, apesar de ser muito pr贸prio e diria at茅 alternativo. Acho que ele junta especialmente o realismo m谩gico com o surreal, passando muito pela guerra e pela viol锚ncia, fala sobre a normalidade escondida atr谩s de coisas estapaf煤rdias, e aborda as rela莽玫es humanas de uma forma muito crua e bruta. Uma coisa que n茫o encontrei aqui foram textos fofos, aconchegantes e nunca terminei um conto com a sensa莽茫o de ter ficado mais feliz, bem pelo contr谩rio, fiquei sempre muito reflexiva e pensativa. Por um lado, as met谩foras que depreendi de alguns contos fizeram-me muito sentido e foram um murro no est么mago. Mas, por outro, um outro tanto dos contos n茫o fizeram eco na minha cabe莽a, ou simplesmente n茫o compreendi o que o autor quereria dizer com aquilo. Acho que n茫o 茅 um livro para toda a gente, de todo. E talvez seja um bom exemplo de livro para reler mais tarde, pois acredito que estas hist贸rias tenham v谩rias camadas e que, 脿 medida que vamos crescendo, vamos conseguindo retirar mais camadas e descobrindo novas coisas atrav茅s delas.
June 12, 2016
陌lk kez Etgar Keret okudum, di臒er kitaplar谋n谋 da okumay谋 d眉艧眉n眉yorum. Tuhaf bir tarz谋 var ama sondaki uzun 枚测办眉 ve di臒er bir iki k谋sa 枚测办眉 d谋艧谋ndakiler pek bana hitap etmedi san谋r谋m. Avi Pardo'nun 莽evirisi muhte艧em yaln谋z.
Bir de hislerime terc眉man olan bir al谋nt谋:
Bir de hislerime terc眉man olan bir al谋nt谋:
Ev yeme臒i gibisi yoktur. 陌zah谋 g眉莽, ama 枚zel bir 艧ey s枚z konusudur, bir duygu. Miden bunun paras谋 枚denmi艧 bir yemek olmad谋臒谋n谋, sevgiyle pi艧irildi臒ini bilir sanki.
November 29, 2019
zbirka od dvadesetak kratkih pri膷a (pri tom mislim stvarno kratke, 2-3 stranice) i jedna du啪a nazvana "pizzerija kamikaze" po kojoj je 2006. snimljen film "wristcutters: a love story" (u kojem manju ulogu glumi i tom waits), uglavnom ima vrlo dobre kritike i visoku ocjenu (ne拧to preko 4), ali nisam u njoj na拧la neko ve膰e zadovoljstvo ili se jednostavno etgar keret i ja ne nalazimo na istoj valnoj duljini.
pri膷e mu se uglavnom baziraju na 膷udnim i nemogu膰im -ili barem jako, jako malo vjerojatnim- doga膽ajima tipa:
-maternica njegove majke bila je tako divna da su ju naprosto morali -nakon 拧to su ju odstranili iz maj膷ine utrobe- izlo啪iti u muzeju,
ili:
-an膽eo koji 拧e膰e me膽u ljudima i skriva svoja krila ispod kaputa,
ili:
-mjesto u uzbekistanu koji je otvor kroz koji dolaze ljudi iz pakla i ulaze u interakciju sa 啪ivima,
ili:
-patuljak maskiran u djevoj膷icu koji ga za vrijeme leta nagovara da po拧evi stjuardesu,
-wristcutters - pri膷a o samoubojicama koji nastavljaju svoj 啪ivot (ili, bolje re膷eno, svoje postojanje) na nekom drugom mjestu gdje i dalje 啪ive sasvim ljudske i stvarne 啪ivote...
itd...
prije mi sve to baca na nekakve eksperimentalne pri膷e, pomalo nedora膽ene, sklepane u 膷udnim vizijama ili tripovima... djeluju kao zbr膷kani snovi koje ne mo啪e拧 uhvatiti ni za glavu ni za rep. mnoge od njih imaju dobru polazi拧nu ideju, ali ne拧to manje dobru izvedbu... kao da je recept u ovom slu膷aju "nabaci nonsens na nonsens pa nek si ljudi to poku拧aju prebaciti u smislenu cjelinu i izvuku dublje zna膷enje".
ja nisam otkrila dublje zna膷enje.
sve ove pri膷e pisane su s odre膽enim humorom, ne 膷itaju se kao sasvim ozbiljno 拧tivo, ali opet... to nije humor na koji padam. mislim... nije duhovito. vi拧e je, onako, wtf..
pri膷e mu se uglavnom baziraju na 膷udnim i nemogu膰im -ili barem jako, jako malo vjerojatnim- doga膽ajima tipa:
-maternica njegove majke bila je tako divna da su ju naprosto morali -nakon 拧to su ju odstranili iz maj膷ine utrobe- izlo啪iti u muzeju,
ili:
-an膽eo koji 拧e膰e me膽u ljudima i skriva svoja krila ispod kaputa,
ili:
-mjesto u uzbekistanu koji je otvor kroz koji dolaze ljudi iz pakla i ulaze u interakciju sa 啪ivima,
ili:
-patuljak maskiran u djevoj膷icu koji ga za vrijeme leta nagovara da po拧evi stjuardesu,
-wristcutters - pri膷a o samoubojicama koji nastavljaju svoj 啪ivot (ili, bolje re膷eno, svoje postojanje) na nekom drugom mjestu gdje i dalje 啪ive sasvim ljudske i stvarne 啪ivote...
itd...
prije mi sve to baca na nekakve eksperimentalne pri膷e, pomalo nedora膽ene, sklepane u 膷udnim vizijama ili tripovima... djeluju kao zbr膷kani snovi koje ne mo啪e拧 uhvatiti ni za glavu ni za rep. mnoge od njih imaju dobru polazi拧nu ideju, ali ne拧to manje dobru izvedbu... kao da je recept u ovom slu膷aju "nabaci nonsens na nonsens pa nek si ljudi to poku拧aju prebaciti u smislenu cjelinu i izvuku dublje zna膷enje".
ja nisam otkrila dublje zna膷enje.
sve ove pri膷e pisane su s odre膽enim humorom, ne 膷itaju se kao sasvim ozbiljno 拧tivo, ali opet... to nije humor na koji padam. mislim... nije duhovito. vi拧e je, onako, wtf..
September 22, 2017
How can you not want to read a book with that title? Unfortunately, 鈥淭he Story about a Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God鈥� is the first story and probably the best, so it鈥檚 all a slight downhill journey from there. That story stars a bus driver who鈥檚 weighing justice versus mercy in his response to one lovelorn passenger, and retribution is a recurring element in the remainder of the book. Most stories are just three to five pages long. Important characters include an angel who can鈥檛 fly, visitors from the mouth of Hell in Uzbekistan, and an Israeli ex-military type with the ironic surname of Goodman who鈥檚 hired to assassinate a Texas minister for $30,000. You can never predict what decisions people will make, Keret seems to be emphasizing, or how they鈥檒l choose to justify themselves; 鈥淓verything in life is just luck.鈥�
Aside from the title story, I particularly liked 鈥淧ipes,鈥� in which the narrator makes himself a giant pipe through which to escape to Heaven, a place for misfits who鈥檝e never found a way to be happy on Earth. Twisted biblical allusions like this are rife, including 鈥淧lague of the Firstborn.鈥� A few stories have a folktale-like ambiance. It felt like there were too many first-person narrators, though, and too many repeating plots: 鈥淕ood Intentions鈥� takes up the same contract killing theme as 鈥淕oodman,鈥� while both 鈥淜atzenstein鈥� and 鈥淛etlag鈥� involve ejection from a plane. I read everything bar the 86-page novella Kneller鈥檚 Happy Campers; after so much flash fiction I wasn鈥檛 prepared to change pace so dramatically. So I鈥檝e marked this as unfinished even though I read 110 pages in total. I鈥檇 gladly try something else by the author, though. (Read in translation from the Hebrew.)
Originally published on my blog, .
Aside from the title story, I particularly liked 鈥淧ipes,鈥� in which the narrator makes himself a giant pipe through which to escape to Heaven, a place for misfits who鈥檝e never found a way to be happy on Earth. Twisted biblical allusions like this are rife, including 鈥淧lague of the Firstborn.鈥� A few stories have a folktale-like ambiance. It felt like there were too many first-person narrators, though, and too many repeating plots: 鈥淕ood Intentions鈥� takes up the same contract killing theme as 鈥淕oodman,鈥� while both 鈥淜atzenstein鈥� and 鈥淛etlag鈥� involve ejection from a plane. I read everything bar the 86-page novella Kneller鈥檚 Happy Campers; after so much flash fiction I wasn鈥檛 prepared to change pace so dramatically. So I鈥檝e marked this as unfinished even though I read 110 pages in total. I鈥檇 gladly try something else by the author, though. (Read in translation from the Hebrew.)
Originally published on my blog, .
April 29, 2013
Selepas selesai, saya mula rasa yang Etgar Keret ini sebenarnya ialah malaikat berkot dalam cerpen nombor tiga buku ini; Lubang di Dinding. Cerita-cerita fiksyennya bangang tapi Etgar Keret bersumpah semuanya benar belaka. Bacaan yang menghiburkan.
February 14, 2014
Powerful, unique, fresh, invented....,and just damn good!!!!!
July 22, 2014
Muazzam. Hayal g眉c眉 d眉nyan谋n yetersizli臒inden dolay谋 莽谋km谋艧t谋r. Hayal g眉c眉n眉n hayal g眉c眉 ise hayal g眉c眉n眉n yetersizli臒inden. 陌艧te bu kitap bu tan谋ma uygun.
December 12, 2020
陌srail edebiyat谋ndan 枚测办眉ler... Kap谋y谋 usulca itip i莽eri girdi臒imde, T眉rkiye鈥檇e 莽o臒unlukla Araplardan dinlemeye al谋艧k谋n oldu臒umuz klasik hik芒yenin 陌srailli bir versiyonuyla kar艧谋la艧t谋m. Farkl谋 co臒rafyalardan 枚测办眉 okumay谋 tam da bu nedenle seviyorum asl谋nda.
陌ntihar, kitaptaki ana izlek, diyebiliriz. Acemi e臒itiminin ortas谋nda kafas谋na s谋kan 陌srailli askerler; bitmeyen bir sava艧谋n, 莽at谋艧man谋n 陌srail鈥檒ilerin ya艧am谋ndaki seyri, yans谋mas谋. Yahudi ba臒nazl谋臒谋, kara mizahla aktar谋lan Arap d眉艧manl谋臒谋. 陌ntihar edip arafta ya艧ayanlar, yar谋-枚l眉ler.
Yazar谋n 枚zellikle 莽ocukluk ve ilk gen莽li臒e dair 枚测办眉lerini olduk莽a ba艧ar谋l谋 buldum (Domuzu k谋rmak, Korbi鈥檔in sevgilisi, 陌lko臒ul Belas谋, Siren, Ayakkab谋lar...) T眉m bu 枚测办眉lerde Tel-Aviv鈥檇eki s谋radan ya艧am谋 idrak edebilmemizi sa臒layan bir t谋ls谋m mevcut. Bir 陌srailli鈥檔in g枚z眉nden Tel-Aviv鈥檌 seyreyliyorsun adeta. Tel-Aviv ne cennet ne cehennem. Tel-Aviv, arafta ya艧ayan ruhlar谋n co臒rafyas谋. Ne hakk谋yla ya艧amay谋 ne lay谋k谋yla 枚lmeyi ba艧arm谋艧lar.
脰yk眉leri okurken, sava艧谋n taraf olmaya zorlayan yan谋yla bir kez daha kar艧谋la艧t谋m ve 眉rperdim. D眉艧眉nd眉m ki, her 莽a臒da, may谋n tarlas谋nda y眉r眉mek kadar zor insan olmak, insan kalabilmek. Nerede, hangi hamleyle, hangi ad谋mla patlayaca臒谋n谋 bilmiyorsun insanl谋臒谋n谋n. Parampar莽a olmamak i莽in, s眉rekli tetikte olman, bak谋艧a莽谋n谋 sorgulaman, 枚tekini dinlemen, empati yapman gerek. Kli艧elerin, basmakal谋p fikirlerin tuzaklar谋na kar艧谋 uyan谋k olman.
Hayat谋n belirledi臒i mevzilerden kafas谋n谋 kald谋r谋p 枚teki mahallede ne oldu臒unu merak edenler i莽in, Edgar Keret do臒ru adres.
陌ntihar, kitaptaki ana izlek, diyebiliriz. Acemi e臒itiminin ortas谋nda kafas谋na s谋kan 陌srailli askerler; bitmeyen bir sava艧谋n, 莽at谋艧man谋n 陌srail鈥檒ilerin ya艧am谋ndaki seyri, yans谋mas谋. Yahudi ba臒nazl谋臒谋, kara mizahla aktar谋lan Arap d眉艧manl谋臒谋. 陌ntihar edip arafta ya艧ayanlar, yar谋-枚l眉ler.
Yazar谋n 枚zellikle 莽ocukluk ve ilk gen莽li臒e dair 枚测办眉lerini olduk莽a ba艧ar谋l谋 buldum (Domuzu k谋rmak, Korbi鈥檔in sevgilisi, 陌lko臒ul Belas谋, Siren, Ayakkab谋lar...) T眉m bu 枚测办眉lerde Tel-Aviv鈥檇eki s谋radan ya艧am谋 idrak edebilmemizi sa臒layan bir t谋ls谋m mevcut. Bir 陌srailli鈥檔in g枚z眉nden Tel-Aviv鈥檌 seyreyliyorsun adeta. Tel-Aviv ne cennet ne cehennem. Tel-Aviv, arafta ya艧ayan ruhlar谋n co臒rafyas谋. Ne hakk谋yla ya艧amay谋 ne lay谋k谋yla 枚lmeyi ba艧arm谋艧lar.
脰yk眉leri okurken, sava艧谋n taraf olmaya zorlayan yan谋yla bir kez daha kar艧谋la艧t谋m ve 眉rperdim. D眉艧眉nd眉m ki, her 莽a臒da, may谋n tarlas谋nda y眉r眉mek kadar zor insan olmak, insan kalabilmek. Nerede, hangi hamleyle, hangi ad谋mla patlayaca臒谋n谋 bilmiyorsun insanl谋臒谋n谋n. Parampar莽a olmamak i莽in, s眉rekli tetikte olman, bak谋艧a莽谋n谋 sorgulaman, 枚tekini dinlemen, empati yapman gerek. Kli艧elerin, basmakal谋p fikirlerin tuzaklar谋na kar艧谋 uyan谋k olman.
Hayat谋n belirledi臒i mevzilerden kafas谋n谋 kald谋r谋p 枚teki mahallede ne oldu臒unu merak edenler i莽in, Edgar Keret do臒ru adres.
November 14, 2019
Short story collections are tricky. Rarely is there a collection where all the stories included are good. At least, not outside of Hemingway, Raymond Carver, and the best of Alice Munro. And I'm sorry to say that most of the stories in "The Bus Driver Who Wanted To Be God" aren't very good at all, just very boring.
Etgar Keret has been getting a lot of attention in light of his recently released collection, . Since I didn't want to plunk down the $27 retail price on the new collection, I decided better to pick up a used copy of this well regarded collection from 2001.
Now, perhaps it's not fair of me to write off a short story writer for a collection compiled almost 20 years ago, but there's so little here that inspires further reading that it's hard for me to think about giving Keret another chance. Keret's stories have got a strange vibe to them, and I do like that. The problem is that they end almost as strangely, which is to say, without much of an ending at all.
The title story is by far the best and from there the stories seem to decrease in value until finally we come to an overly long multi-part story towards the end which, after a few pages, I couldn't help but skim.
What a sad thing shattered hopes are ...
Etgar Keret has been getting a lot of attention in light of his recently released collection, . Since I didn't want to plunk down the $27 retail price on the new collection, I decided better to pick up a used copy of this well regarded collection from 2001.
Now, perhaps it's not fair of me to write off a short story writer for a collection compiled almost 20 years ago, but there's so little here that inspires further reading that it's hard for me to think about giving Keret another chance. Keret's stories have got a strange vibe to them, and I do like that. The problem is that they end almost as strangely, which is to say, without much of an ending at all.
The title story is by far the best and from there the stories seem to decrease in value until finally we come to an overly long multi-part story towards the end which, after a few pages, I couldn't help but skim.
What a sad thing shattered hopes are ...
April 3, 2007
It was very different. Here's a quick like/ dislike breakdown though, in case anyone is interested:
dislikes:
1. Some of the stories just ended abruptly. I think this is really Keret's style and it is intentional more than it is lazy. But a lot of times a story would be over and I would feel like, "...SO??"
2. Some of the language in the book sounds racist or homophobic. I don't think Keret himself is racist or homophobic, but he feels the need to portray a lot of "macho" guys in his stories, and it gets old.
likes:
1. The stories are very short. This makes the book go by at an enjoyable pace. It's like seeing several different snapshots. Like a frozen moment of a story, a painting of a story.
2. Keret creates some very unusual and clever situations and settings. One of my favorite stories (actually one of the longest, too) in the book is the last one, about the afterlife for people who commit suicide. It was very surreal and bizarre. And he rags on Kurt Cobain a little bit, who is a bit of a whiny bitch in the afterlife. This should surprise no one.
3. I find it interesting that Keret seems very Israeli. For example, the names he uses in his stories all sound very Israeli. And the fact that all citizens are required to spend some time in the military comes into play in almost every story. But not in a contrived way. Just as if being in the military is a fact of life. Everyone in the stories is in it or will be someday, or used to be, or knows someone who is.
other things:
1. This isn't a dislike of mine personally, but sometimes the stories seem really superficial. I think Keret has a bit of an existentialist element to his work. Some people aren't really into this, so it's more of a warning than a dislike of my own.
2. Keret's stories tend to be a bit on the dark side. Which is rather unsurprising, since the illustration on the cover shows a smiley cartoon character blowing his brains out. So, don't read this book if you're in the mood for something uplifting. It is humorous in its own way, and clever, but not exactly fun.
dislikes:
1. Some of the stories just ended abruptly. I think this is really Keret's style and it is intentional more than it is lazy. But a lot of times a story would be over and I would feel like, "...SO??"
2. Some of the language in the book sounds racist or homophobic. I don't think Keret himself is racist or homophobic, but he feels the need to portray a lot of "macho" guys in his stories, and it gets old.
likes:
1. The stories are very short. This makes the book go by at an enjoyable pace. It's like seeing several different snapshots. Like a frozen moment of a story, a painting of a story.
2. Keret creates some very unusual and clever situations and settings. One of my favorite stories (actually one of the longest, too) in the book is the last one, about the afterlife for people who commit suicide. It was very surreal and bizarre. And he rags on Kurt Cobain a little bit, who is a bit of a whiny bitch in the afterlife. This should surprise no one.
3. I find it interesting that Keret seems very Israeli. For example, the names he uses in his stories all sound very Israeli. And the fact that all citizens are required to spend some time in the military comes into play in almost every story. But not in a contrived way. Just as if being in the military is a fact of life. Everyone in the stories is in it or will be someday, or used to be, or knows someone who is.
other things:
1. This isn't a dislike of mine personally, but sometimes the stories seem really superficial. I think Keret has a bit of an existentialist element to his work. Some people aren't really into this, so it's more of a warning than a dislike of my own.
2. Keret's stories tend to be a bit on the dark side. Which is rather unsurprising, since the illustration on the cover shows a smiley cartoon character blowing his brains out. So, don't read this book if you're in the mood for something uplifting. It is humorous in its own way, and clever, but not exactly fun.
September 3, 2018
El otro que le铆 de 茅l ME ENCANT脫, pero 茅ste meh. Me di cuenta de que la t茅cnica creativa-absurda no quedaba tan bien en los cuentos largos (Pizzer铆a Kamikaze), al menos para m铆, y de los cortos solo me gustaron el del micrero que se cre铆a Dios, el del infierno (隆el mejor!) y un poquito 茅se del 煤tero.
En fin, que no vali贸 mucho la pena, pero igual no descarto al autor porque ese otro libro que le铆 suyo era INCRE脥BLE y un talento as铆 no puede inventarse :)
Muy buenos: "El c贸ctel de infierno" y "La historia del conductor de autobuses que se cre铆a Dios".
Piol铆n: "脷tero".
Mahometanos: "La chaladura de Nimrod".
Malitos: "Pizzer铆a Kamikaze".
Me tom茅 muy en serio mi labor de evaluaci贸n, jajaja.
En fin, que no vali贸 mucho la pena, pero igual no descarto al autor porque ese otro libro que le铆 suyo era INCRE脥BLE y un talento as铆 no puede inventarse :)
Muy buenos: "El c贸ctel de infierno" y "La historia del conductor de autobuses que se cre铆a Dios".
Piol铆n: "脷tero".
Mahometanos: "La chaladura de Nimrod".
Malitos: "Pizzer铆a Kamikaze".
Me tom茅 muy en serio mi labor de evaluaci贸n, jajaja.
January 3, 2016
just finished reading the 1st book of 2016. another work by my newly fav author, Etgar Keret.
compared to the previous work of him that i've read, 'the girl on the fridge', this one is more surreal, more serious, much weirder, more hilarious, and yet also more subtle.
i'm really into his stories and looking forward to read all of his works!
compared to the previous work of him that i've read, 'the girl on the fridge', this one is more surreal, more serious, much weirder, more hilarious, and yet also more subtle.
i'm really into his stories and looking forward to read all of his works!
March 6, 2016
Etgar Keret'e dair hi莽bir 艧ey bilmeden ald谋m bu kitab谋. Ortada belli bir beklenti de yoktu ama e臒er yazar hakk谋nda bir 艧eyler duymu艧 olsayd谋m yine ayn谋 zevki al谋rd谋m. Her bir 枚测办眉s眉 bana kal谋rsa ince ince 枚r眉lm眉艧, sade gibi g枚z眉kmesine ra臒men olduk莽a detayl谋. Be臒endi臒im, hayran kald谋臒谋m bir 眉slubu var. Kesinlikle di臒er kitaplar谋n谋 da okuyaca臒谋m.
May 7, 2013
maaf kalau aku katakan ini mengecewakan aku. satu karya yg dianggap besar tapi karyanya diadaptasi sebegini rupa.
ceritanya menarik. itu saja
ceritanya menarik. itu saja
September 3, 2013
The stories by Etgar Keret are great, hate the quality of the translation though.
October 7, 2018
Tak perasan buku translasi ini ada tersimpan di rak buku, entah bila membelinya, ketika mengemas ada terselit di rak.
Usai pembacaan, satu perkataan yang sesuai, keliru. Banyak yang saya rasa terlalu ekstrem, atau terlalu out of box, atau saya sendiri memang tidak faham.
Namun, masih ada yang menarik, terutama di awal-awal cerpen. Sesuai dengan tajuk, Drebar bas adalah cerpen yang paling diingiti (atau mungkin itu saja yang senang faham).
Cubalah membacanya, mengembara ke satu daerah asing yang jarang ingin kita terokai.
Usai pembacaan, satu perkataan yang sesuai, keliru. Banyak yang saya rasa terlalu ekstrem, atau terlalu out of box, atau saya sendiri memang tidak faham.
Namun, masih ada yang menarik, terutama di awal-awal cerpen. Sesuai dengan tajuk, Drebar bas adalah cerpen yang paling diingiti (atau mungkin itu saja yang senang faham).
Cubalah membacanya, mengembara ke satu daerah asing yang jarang ingin kita terokai.
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