Etgar Keret
Etgar Keret
Etgar Keretis an Israeli writer known for his short stories, graphic novels, and scriptwriting for film and television...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth20 August 1967
CountryIsrael
schemes scales okay
Maybe in the general scheme of things he couldn't find any meaning in life, but on a smaller scale it was okay. Not always, but a lot of the time.
kings hip-hop half
When I say a spoken Hebrew sentence, half of it is like the King James Bible and half of it is a hip-hop lyric. It has a roller-coaster effect.
safe-haven ideas brochures
This idea where, in this safe haven for Jews, Jews will threaten to kill other Jews, it wasn't in the brochure.
jail speak ask-me
Apparently, I'm very, very popular in jails. They often ask me to come and speak.
collaboration artistic sometimes
The amazing thing about an artistic collaboration is that it is as intense and intimate as a romantic one. Sometimes even more so.
frozen hebrew peas
Hebrew was frozen, like frozen peas, fresh out of the Bible.
ninja ifs translators
Translators are like ninjas. If you notice them, they’re no good.
turtles rabbits ninja
Rabbits are played. Nowadays it's all about the turtles. Tell them it's a ninja, they'll freak.
liberating
When I write a story, I have no idea what I'm doing. All I know is that I want to share something with my readers. The whole idea of writing is this place where you lose control, where you're irresponsible - it's a very liberating place.