A house built for Etgar Keret, based on the slim proportions of his stories, stands on the same street where his mother faced the Nazis. He writes about it here.
We have a winner! Joshua Simpson’s photo (above) draws on Keret’s “Cheesus Christ.” Simpson writes, “The decaying sign and brazen commercialism felt right in line with the cheeseburger without the cheese and the dying man’s last words. ‘It’s embarrassing for me, and, if you don’t mind my saying so, for the whole chain.’”
Join us at the NYC launch event for Etgar Keret on April 29 from 6 – 8 p.m. at powerHouse Arena in DUMBO. This event will include a silent auction, with proceeds going to PEN American, an on-stage conversation between Keret and Paris Review editor Lorin Stein, and a brief reading (perhaps by a mystery guest, perhaps by Keret himself).
Thank you entrants, BOMB Magazine, and Tumblr. I hope to see lots of people on April 29. If you don’t live in New York City, there are lots of stops on the tour.
Ira Glass reads Etgar Keret’s short story “What Animal Are You?,” from the new collection Suddenly, A Knock on the Door. (You can read the full story over at Omnivoracious.)
I now humbly request Mr. Glass read the audiobook for every novel and short story collection we’ve ever published.
Careful readers may recognize Joshua Simpson from the “My Library” photography series:
This photo by Joshua Simpson (Brooklyn) draws from the Keret story, Cheesus Christ: “It’s embarrassing for me, and, if you don’t mind my saying so, for the whole chain.”
There’s a new Etgar Keret short story in Guernica:
“Tell me a story,” the bearded man sitting on my living-room sofa commands. The situation, I must admit, is anything but pleasant. I’m someone who writes stories, not someone who tells them. And even that isn’t something I do on demand. The last time anyone asked me to tell him a story, it was my son. That was a year ago. I told him something about a fairy and a ferret—I don’t even remember what exactly—and within two minutes he was fast asleep. But here the situation is fundamentally different. Because my son doesn’t have a beard, or a pistol. Because my son asked for the story nicely, and this man is simply trying to rob me of it.
Finished books just arrived! Only two hours and twenty minutes until the contest is over. (And hats off to David Polonsky for cover art and Charlotte Strick for cover design.)
Some nice-looking books right there.
Something out of Something: Only One DAY Left Until Contest Deadline
Tick tock. Tick tock…
Four months ago, BOMB magazine and FSG Originals announced the Something out of Something art and design contest. And now we’re down to the final seven days. We’re looking for the best in any kind of visual art inspired by or incorporating the work of Etgar Keret. At stake?
- $500
- A chance to have your work appear in an Etgar Keret film or story.
- Notoriety! Fame! Fortune! Groupies!
- Finalists’ submissions will be sold at silent auction to benefit PEN American.
- The contest’s media sponsor, Tumblr, will also be reviewing submissions with an eye for pieces that they might want to feature on the site’s Radar.
This is it. The final few hours. If, due to large volume, you have difficulty submitting to etgarkeret.designcontest@fsgbooks.com, shoot us an email here on tumblr to let us know.
Flavorwire picks ten March books worth reading, including new writing by Etgar Keret and Marilynne Robinson.
The piece, based on ”What, of this goldfish, would you wish?”, is a collaborative effort between illustrator Jeff Grader and photographer Thom Barbour. Only three more days to submit your piece!
Another great submission. Have you entered a Keret-inspired piece of art yet?
