Etgar Keret
Israeli writer of short stories, graphic novels and films; Sapir Prize for Fly Already.
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- Etgar Keret is an Israeli writer known for very short stories, graphic novels and screenwriting.
- His books include Missing Kissinger, The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God, Suddenly, a Knock on the Door and Fly Already, which won the Sapir Prize.
- With his wife Shira Geffen he directed Jellyfish, which won the Camera d'Or at Cannes in 2007.
- He lectures at Ben-Gurion University and Tel Aviv University, and writes the newsletter Alphabet Soup.
Key facts
- Books
- Missing Kissinger (1994); Kneller's Happy Campers (1998); Suddenly, a Knock on the Door; Fly Already (2019)1
- Film
- Co-directed Jellyfish with Shira Geffen, Camera d'Or, Cannes 20071
- Awards
- Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2010); Charles Bronfman Prize (2016); Sapir Prize (2018)1
- Teaches
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Tel Aviv University1
- Newsletter
- Alphabet Soup2
- Born
- 20 August 1967, Ramat Gan1
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