Israel Quotes by Etgar Keret

13 Israel quotes by Etgar Keret

Etgar Keret’s 13 brief musings on Israel provide a compact, literary snapshot that hints at his quirky, narrative style.

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In Israel, the role of the writer is dictated by the language in which you write. Writers see themselves as cultural prophets.

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This idea where, in this safe haven for Jews, Jews will threaten to kill other Jews, it wasn't in the brochure.

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What connects me so strongly to Israel is the fact that I'm second generation.

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As the son of Holocaust survivors, this is life - you're put in a corner, and you have to get out. I…

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I think living in Israel and wanting to change reality is the best prescription for never-ending writer's block.

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I think that, in Israel, the greatest fear that people have, and I have it, too, is fear of genocide.

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I think the typical way is that usually Holocaust survivors are known to be very quiet and full of anxiety, many of…

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During the war, there were people wishing me death, wishing my son death, wishing my wife death in very graphic ways. In…

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In Israel, there is this reduction of the political discourse to something that is very limited. It's as if you have that…

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Most of the Jewish writer friends I have are American, and I feel closer to them because they're always obsessed with one…

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What connects me so strongly to Israel is the fact that I'm second generation. My parents said, "We have a place where…

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People in Israel would write in a high register, they wouldn't write colloquial speech. I do a special take on colloquial speech.…

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If you were to do the world championship of victimhood in modern times, then the finals would probably be between Jews and…

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I like smoking pot, but I'm not the kind of guy who smokes every day.

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Often in writing programs, articulation and clarity are more important than what you actually say.

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I write in a slangy colloquial speech that has not been common in the Israeli tradition of writing, and that is one of the…

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I write what needs to be written the way that seems genuinely right. If what comes out of it are stories, then it is…

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Collaborating with your wife is amazing because you are doing something together with a person you truly love and know and discover things about…

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Sometimes, when you are in a really constrained situation, it makes you more focused about what you want to say and where you're heading.…

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Being published in Arabic is a strong and consistent wish I have. I live in the Middle East and want to be in some…

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“And suddenly the driver remembered how he'd once promised himself that if he became God in the end, he'd be merciful and kind, and…

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If we're a family and your brother wishes you death, it's not a very happy family.

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“I think she cried at my funeral. It's not that I'm conceited or anything, but I'm pretty sure. Sometimes I can actually picture her…

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“Dice que no la amo de verdad. Que digo que la quiero, que creo que la quiero, pero que no. He oído a más…

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