Combines absurd, humorous, and poignant themes that reveal the fierce humanity of characters in surreal situations.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
April 2012
On Sale: March 27, 2012
192 pages ISBN: 0374533334 EAN: 9780374533335 Kindle: B007FU8D8O Paperback / e-Book (reprint) Add to Wish List
Bringing up a child, lying to the boss, placing an order in a fast-food restaurant: in Etgar Keretβs new collection, daily life is complicated, dangerous, and full of yearning. In his most playful and most mature work yet, the living and the dead, silent children and talking animals, dreams and waking life coexist in an uneasy world. Overflowing with absurdity, humor, sadness, and compassion, the tales in Suddenly, a Knock on the Door establish Etgar Keretβdeclared a βgeniusβ by The New York Timesβas one of the most original writers of his generation.
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