Almost Dead
Assaf Gavron
(Author)
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Description
"[An] original and powerful writer.... His clear and honest writing blasts right through the clichés and the politically correct surface to touch the chaotic and ambiguous core of the Israeli identity." --Etgar Keret
"In a dazzling display of empathy, Gavron creates two equally compelling narrators, the bomber and his victim. This is a virtuoso work; a pitch-perfect rendering of real Israeli life in all its chaos, energy, humor and terror. I couldn't put it down." -- Geraldine Brooks
Politically incorrect, provocative, and steeped in wit and irony, Almost Dead is a fast-paced tragicomic novel about the perfectly ordinary madness in today's Middle East.
Product Details
Price
$15.99
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Publish Date
April 13, 2010
Pages
336
Dimensions
5.34 X 8.12 X 0.81 inches | 0.56 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780061984044
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About the Author
Assaf Gavron is the author of seven books, and his fiction has been translated into ten languages. He has won the Israeli Prime Minister's Creative Award for Authors, the Book fur die Stadt award in Germany, and the Prix Courrier International award in France. Son of English immigrants, he grew up in a small village near Jerusalem, and he currently lives in Tel Aviv.
Reviews
"Assaf Gavron has done the impossible: written a darkly funny novel about suicide bombing. . . . This is a virtuoso work; a pitch-perfect rendering of real Israeli life in all its chaos, energy, humor and terror. I couldn't put it down."--Geraldine Brooks
