A surreal collection of short stories blending absurdity, humor, and sadness in daily life.
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A surreal collection of short stories blending absurdity, humor, and sadness in daily life.
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A dark and surreal collection of stories from the author of The Nimrod Flipout and The Girl on the Fridge. With Suddenly, a Knock on the Door, "It's tempting to say," according to Jonathan Safran Foer, "[these stories] are his most Kafkaesque, but in fact they are his most Keretesque." Bringing up a child, lying to the boss, placing an order in a fast-food restaurant: in Etgar Keret's short story collection, daily life is complicated, dangerous, and full of yearning. In his most playful and most...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Minor romantic themes; no explicit content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Moderate violence; some unsettling or surreal violent imagery.
Profanity
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Minor use of strong language; not pervasive.
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources.
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources.
Magic & witchcraft
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Minor surreal or fantastical elements; not central.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Minor social commentary; not a dominant theme.
Self-harm / suicide
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Minor references to dark emotional themes; not graphic.
Abuse & suffering
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Moderate depictions of emotional suffering or cruelty.
Other
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