Publisher Description
From a "genius" (New York Times) storyteller: a new, subversive, hilarious, heart-breaking collection. "There is sweetheartedness and wisdom and eloquence and transcendence in his stories because these virtues exist in abundance in Etgar himself... I am very happy that Etgar and his work are in the world, making things better." --George Saunders There's no one like Etgar Keret. His stories take place at the crossroads of the fantastical, searing, and hilarious. His characters grapple with parenthood and family, war and games, marijuana and cake, memory and love. These stories never go to the expected place, but always surprise, entertain, and move... In "Arctic Lizard," a young boy narrates a post-apocalyptic version of the world where a youth army wages an unending war, rewarded by collecting prizes. A father tries to shield his son from the inevitable in "Fly Already." In "One Gram Short," a guy just wants to get a joint to impress a girl and ends up down a rabbit hole of chaos and heartache. And in the masterpiece "Pineapple Crush," two unlikely people connect through an evening smoke down by the beach, only to have one of them imagine a much deeper relationship. The thread that weaves these pieces together is our inability to communicate, to see so little of the world around us and to understand each other even less. Yet somehow, in these pages, through Etgar's deep love for humanity and our hapless existence, a bright light shines through and our universal connection to each other sparks alive. Audiobook table of contents: "Fly Already", read by Rob Shapiro “One Gram Short”, read by MacLeod Andrews “The Next-to-Last Time I Was Shot Out of a Cannon”, read by John Rubinstein “Todd”, read by Kirby Heyborne “Tabula Rasa”, read by John Rubinstein “Car Concentrate”, read by Rob Shapiro “At Night”, read by Karissa Vacker “Windows”, read by Kirby Heyborne “To the Moon and Back”, read by MacLeod Andrews “GooDeed”, read by John Rubinstein “Crumb Cake”, read by Rob Shapiro “Dad With Mashed Potatoes”, read by Karissa Vacker “Arctic Lizard”, read by MacLeod Andrews (Email from Michael Warshavski to Sefi Moreh), read by Rob Shapiro (Email from Sefi Moreh to Michael Warshavski), read by Kirby Heyborne “Ladder”, read by John Rubinstein (Email from Michael Warshavski to Sefi Moreh), read by Rob Shapiro (Email from Sefi Moreh to Michael Warshavski), read by Kirby Heyborne “Yad Vashem”, read by Rob Shapiro (Email from Michael Warshavski to Sefi Moreh), read by Rob Shapiro (Email from Sefi Moreh to Michael Warshavski), read by Kirby Heyborne “The Birthday of a Failed Revolutionary”, read by John Rubinstein (Email from Michael Warshavski to Sefi Moreh), read by Rob Shapiro “Allergies”, read by Kirby Heyborne (Email from Sefi Moreh to Michael Warshavski), read by Kirby Heyborne “Fungus”, read by Rob Shapiro (Email from Michael Warshavski to Sefi Moreh), read by Rob Shapiro “Chips”, read by MacLeod Andrews (Email from Michael Warshavski to Sefi Moreh), read by Rob Shapiro “Home”, read by John Rubinstein (Email from Sefi to Chief Dept. of Rational Species Study), read by Kirby Heyborne “Pineapple Crush”, read by MacLeod Andrews “Evolution of a Breakup”, read by Rob Shapiro
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About Etgar Keret
Etgar Keret was born in Tel Aviv in 1967. Recipient of the French Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, he is a lecturer at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the author of the story collection Suddenly, a Knock on the Door. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, Paris Review, and the New York Times, among many other publications.
About the Narrators
Fred Sanders, an actor and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has received critics’ praise for his audio narrations that range from nonfiction, memoir, and fiction to mystery and suspense. He been seen on Broadway in The Buddy Holly Story, in national tours for Driving Miss Daisy and Big River, and on such television shows as Seinfeld, The West Wing, Will and Grace, Numb3rs,Titus, and Malcolm in the Middle. His films include Sea of Love, The Shadow, and the Oscar-nominated short Culture. He is a native New Yorker and Yale graduate.
MacLeod Andrews is an actor, voice actor, and Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator who earned the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2018. He has starred in a number of independent short and feature films and is a member of the Rising Phoenix Repertory Company in New York City.
Kirby Heyborne is a musician, actor, and professional narrator. Noted for his work in teen and juvenile audio, he has garnered over twenty Earphones Awards. His audiobook credits include Jesse Kellerman’s The Genius, Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother, and George R. R. Martin’s Selections from Dreamsongs.
John Rubinstein is an actor, composer, and director who won a Tony Award for his starring role in Broadway’s Children of a Lesser God. He has narrated dozens of audiobooks, earning several AudioFile Earphones Awards and being named a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2013.
Rob Shapiro is a musician, writer, voice actor, and Earphones Award–winning narrator. He performed several seasons of radio comedy on Minneapolis Public Radio and voiced the titular lion in Leo the Lion. He is a musician and composer with his critically acclaimed band Populuxe. He is also a business consultant and software system designer.
Karissa Vacker is a multiple AudioFile Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator and actress. After graduating with a BFA in acting from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, she performed in regional theaters across the country before moving to Los Angeles. She has guest starred in network television shows and films and continues to work on screen and stage. Her audiobook credits include romance, young adult fiction, and mystery thrillers.
James Langton, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and later as a musician at the Guildhall School in London. He has worked in radio, film, and television, also appearing in theater in England and on Broadway. He is also a professional musician who led the internationally renowned Pasadena Roof Orchestra from 1996 to 2002.