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Jerusalem Beach Stories
Jerusalem Beach Stories
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Description: * Winner OF THE 2023 SAMI ROHR Prize FOR Jewish Literature Fiction*" This vigorous inventive work will surely fire up readers neurons." Starred Review Publisher's Weekly For fans of Etgar Keret a debut collection that fuses the humor of everyday life in Israel with technology's challenges and the latest discoveries about the human brain. At once compassionate philosophical and humorous Jerusalem Beach is a foray into the human condition in all its contradictions. Through a series of snapshots of contemporary life in Israel Gefen reveals a world that's a step from the familiar. A man's grandfather joins an army platoon of geriatrics looking for purpose in old age. A scheming tech start - up exposes the dire consequences of ambition in trying to share human memories. An elderly couple searches for a beach that doesn t exist. And a boy mourns his brother's death in an attempt to catch time like flies in his fist. Entirely heartfelt and infused with pathos Jerusalem Beach is an exploration of both technology and the brain. Whether ruminating on the stakes of familial love or pitching the reader headlong into the absurdity of success and failure Gefen leaves the reader intrigued throughout.
Title: Jerusalem Beach Stories
Author(s): Gefen Iddo
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Barcode: 9781662600432
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 8/17/2021
Category: Short Stories
Description: * Winner OF THE 2023 SAMI ROHR Prize FOR Jewish Literature Fiction*" This vigorous inventive work will surely fire up readers neurons." Starred Review Publisher's Weekly For fans of Etgar Keret a debut collection that fuses the humor of everyday life in Israel with technology's challenges and the latest discoveries about the human brain. At once compassionate philosophical and humorous Jerusalem Beach is a foray into the human condition in all its contradictions. Through a series of snapshots of contemporary life in Israel Gefen reveals a world that's a step from the familiar. A man's grandfather joins an army platoon of geriatrics looking for purpose in old age. A scheming tech start - up exposes the dire consequences of ambition in trying to share human memories. An elderly couple searches for a beach that doesn t exist. And a boy mourns his brother's death in an attempt to catch time like flies in his fist. Entirely heartfelt and infused with pathos Jerusalem Beach is an exploration of both technology and the brain. Whether ruminating on the stakes of familial love or pitching the reader headlong into the absurdity of success and failure Gefen leaves the reader intrigued throughout.
Title: Jerusalem Beach Stories
Author(s): Gefen Iddo
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Barcode: 9781662600432
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 8/17/2021
Category: Short Stories