5/31/2023 0 Comments Etgar keret gaza blues![]() But it's all a question of "foreground" and "background." I think there's something about the Israeli reality that's always behind everything, that's always animating my characters. ![]() Why do you think readers in so many countries are drawn to your predominantly apolitical work?Įtgar Keret: First of all, I do think my work is political, and I do think it relates to the situation here. Yet your work is only obliquely political, and you yourself don't have a political profile. You can find links to other posts and essays in this series at the bottom of the page, and feel free to join in the discussion in the blogs, all this month.-EditorsĪdam Rovner: Readers seem to be drawn to Israeli literature because of their interest in the political conflicts of the Middle East. Adam Rovner interviews Etgar Keret as part of WWB's month-long discussion of Etgar Keret's Girl on the Fridge. ![]()
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