{"product_id":"suddenly-a-knock-on-the-door-9780374533335","title":"Suddenly, a Knock on the Door","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dark and surreal collection of stories from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nimrod Flipout \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Girl on the Fridge. \u003c\/i\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eSuddenly, a Knock on the Door, \u003c\/i\u003e \"It's tempting to say,\" according to Jonathan Safran Foer, \"[these stories] are his most Kafkaesque, but in fact they are his most Keretesque.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing up a child, lying to the boss, placing an order in a fast-food restaurant: in Etgar Keret's short story collection, daily life is complicated, dangerous, and full of yearning. In his most playful and most mature work yet, the living and the dead, silent children and talking animals, dreams and waking life coexist in an uneasy world. Overflowing with absurdity, humor, sadness, and compassion, the tales in\u003ci\u003e Suddenly, a Knock on the Door\u003c\/i\u003e establish Etgar Keret--declared a \"genius\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e--as one of the most original writers of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1628127\"\u003eEtgar Keret\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fsg Originals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.53h x 5.02w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374533335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374533334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC003000\"\u003eAnthologies (multiple authors)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEtgar Keret \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Tel Aviv in 1967. His stories have been featured on \u003ci\u003eThis American Life \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSelected Shorts\u003c\/i\u003e. As screenwriters\/ directors, he and his wife, Shira Geffen, won the 2007 Palme d'Or for Best Debut Feature (\u003ci\u003eJellyfish\u003c\/i\u003e) at the Cannes Film Festival. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Nimrod Flipout\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSuddenly, a Knock on the Door\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Girl on the Fridge\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fsg Originals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44521539600621,"sku":"9780374533335","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_f862d9f9-0567-45c1-8098-c86a501f80ce.jpg?v=1747491405","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/suddenly-a-knock-on-the-door-9780374533335","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}