Fly Already Stories |
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| Author:
| Keret, Etgar |
| ISBN: | 978-1-925713-89-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2019 |
| Publisher: | Scribe Publications
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $27.99 |
Book Description:
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Winner of the Sapir Prize 2019.
A man is bribed to step into a courtroom to call an unknown defendant a murderer. A rich, lonely man hits on the idea of buying up people's birthdays so he'll always have friends calling. A writer agrees to write a story starring his friend so said friend can get a girl into bed. A father and son spot a stranger standing on the edge of a building, and the son shouts encouragement: fly already!
In these 22 short stories, wild capers...
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Winner of the Sapir Prize 2019.
A man is bribed to step into a courtroom to call an unknown defendant a murderer. A rich, lonely man hits on the idea of buying up people's birthdays so he'll always have friends calling. A writer agrees to write a story starring his friend so said friend can get a girl into bed. A father and son spot a stranger standing on the edge of a building, and the son shouts encouragement: fly already!
In these 22 short stories, wild capers reveal painful emotional truths, and the bizarre is just another name for the familiar. Wickedly funny and thrillingly smart, Fly Alreadyis a collage of absurdity, despair, and love, from a master of the genre.