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Holy Land What will Israel look like 60 years from now? Hear the answers of Elie Wiesel, Dennis Ross, Etgar Keret and others and see more of Tivadar Domaniczky's images at time.com/israel
...Etgar Keret's works are the most-stolen volumes from Israel's bookshops, something the author puts down to having an avid, young and cash-strapped audience. Logically, perhaps, he is also the most widely-read author in the country's jails...
...Etgar Keret is an unlikely suspect for cultural icon...
...often that an author’s name encapsulates the essence of his work, but due to his birth by caesarean section three months prematurely, Keret’s does. Because of his unusual birth—doctors said he would be still-born—they named him Etgar, which means “challenge” in Hebrew. His last name means “big city.” So his full name means “urban challenge.” “They can name sneakers after me,” Keret jokes...
...Etgar Keret...