I write in a slangy colloquial speech that has not been common in the Israeli tradition of writing, and that is one of the things that gets lost a little in translation. Etgar Keret colloquialcommonisraeli Change image and share on social
My stories are very compact. I want them to say the most complex things in the simplest way. Etgar Keret compactcomplexsimple Change image and share on social
I used to feel that if I say something's wrong, I have to say how it could be made right. But what I learned from Kurt Vonnegut was that I could write stories that say I may not have a solution, but this is wrong - that's good enough. Etgar Keret feelgoodkurt share on social
What you experience in the army, aged 18 to 21, is what you take through all your life. You cross invisible lines: you shoot someone, get shot, break into people's houses. It's naive to think you won't carry anything into your life. Etgar Keret agearmybreak share on social
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. Etgar Keret biblecoastereffect Change image and share on social
I was first introduced to Kafka's writing during my compulsory army-service basic training. During that period, Kafka's fiction felt hyperrealistic. Etgar Keret armybasiccompulsory Change image and share on social