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PartKafka,partVonnegut,withtheconcernsandcomedicdeliveryofWoodyAllen,EtgarKeretisabrilliantandoriginalmasteroftheshortstory.Hilarious,witty,andalwaysunusual,declared"agenius"by"TheNewYorkTimes,"Keretbringsallofhisprodigioustalenttobearin"Suddenly,AKnockontheDoor,"hissixthbestsellingcollection.LongahouseholdnameinIsrael,wherehehasbeendeclaredthevoiceofhisgeneration,Kerethasbeenacknowledgedasoneofthecountry'smostradicalandextraordinarywriters.Exudingararecombinationofdepthandaccessibility,Keret'stalesoverflowwithabsurdity,humor,sadness,andcompassion,andthoughtheircircumstancesareoftenstrangeandsurreal,hischaractersaredefinedbyafamiliarandfiercehumanity."Suddenly,KnockontheDoor"isatonceKeret'smostmatureandmostplayfulworkyet,andestablisheshimasoneofthegreatglobalwritersofthetwenty-firstcentury.