Etgar Keret

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Tablet Portrait of the Author as a Young Man—Serving in the Israeli Army 26 Aug 2013
When the author, Etgar Keret, was 19 and serving in the Israeli army, he wrote his first story during a long shift in a remote computer room. Feeling uncerta...
26 Aug 2013
Tablet My Son’s First Election 23 Jan 2013
In this personal reflection by Etgar Keret, he describes taking his 7-year-old son Lev to vote in the 2013 elections, reflecting on his own childhood memory ...
23 Jan 2013
Tablet A New House in the Old Country 19 Oct 2012
Israeli writer Etgar Keret recounts his upcoming journey to Warsaw to visit a narrow home being built for him, symbolizing his family's connection to the cit...
19 Oct 2012
Tablet School Isn’t (Always) Like Jail 6 Sep 2012
Lev Keret's first day of school evokes mixed emotions for his father as he navigates the uncanny resemblance between schools and prisons, complete with unifo...
6 Sep 2012
Tablet My Less Equal Israel 29 Jun 2012
The author reflects on his father's experiences in Israel post-World War II, highlighting issues of inequality and favoritism towards certain groups in Israe...
29 Jun 2012
Tablet In My Father’s Footsteps 30 May 2012
The protagonist, grappling with his father's recent death, struggles with the decision to embark on a book tour instead of attending his father's headstone u...
30 May 2012
Tablet Ground Up 22 Dec 2011
The text conveys a poignant and personal story about the author's father facing terminal cancer and the decision-making process for treatment options. Despit...
22 Dec 2011
Tablet Bemusement Park 22 Nov 2011
The author recounts a family trip to Disneyland Paris with humorous anecdotes and reflections. He describes trying to cheer up his son who was unenthusiastic...
22 Nov 2011
Tablet Imaginary Homeland 28 Oct 2011
Etgar Keret shares his journey of imagining and visiting his mother's homeland of Poland, where she grew up in Warsaw and survived the Holocaust. Despite his...
28 Oct 2011
Tablet Childish Things 17 Dec 2010
A humorous anecdote by Etgar Keret describes his son, Lev, wanting to light Hanukkah candles at age 5, but escalating to wanting to burn things like the Macc...
17 Dec 2010