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# Etgar Keret

(1967)   Writer   Poland

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Etgar Keret is a writer from Poland, best known for *Suddenly, a knock on the door*.

## Quick Facts About Etgar Keret

Born August 20, 1967

Nationality Poland

Profession Writer

Notable works Suddenly, a knock on the door

Known for Kneller's Happy Campers

Spouse Shira Geffen

## About Etgar Keret

Etgar Keret is an Israeli writer famous for his short stories, graphic novels and scripts for film and television.

## Awards & Honors

Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize Sapir Prize for Literature Newman Prize Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works

##  Quotes by Etgar Keret · Page 3

> [If you want to learn how to be happy, you have to know what is sadness first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/if-you-want-to-learn-how-to-be-happy-you-have-to-know-what-is-sadness/)

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[Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/)

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> [In my stories I can kiss the girls I want to kiss and punch the girls I want to punch. Nobody pays…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/in-my-stories-i-can-kiss-the-girls-i-want-to-kiss-and-punch-the-girls/)

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[Girl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/girl/)

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> [In the army you feel violated - there's no private space. Writing was a life-saver, a way of recovering private territory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/in-the-army-you-feel-violated-there-s-no-private-space-writing-was-a/)

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[Army](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/army/)

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> [When I say a spoken Hebrew sentence, half of it is like the King James Bible and half of it is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/when-i-say-a-spoken-hebrew-sentence-half-of-it-is-like-the-king-james/)

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[Coasters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coasters/)

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> [I think living in Israel and wanting to change reality is the best prescription for never-ending writer's block.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-think-living-in-israel-and-wanting-to-change-reality-is-the-best/)

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[Block](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/block/)

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> [When my books were translated, it was always about the characters, because the unique language aspect was lost in translation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/when-my-books-were-translated-it-was-always-about-the-characters/)

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[Aspect](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aspect/)

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> [I usually start writing stories from tone and not from content - kind of like people who create music and invent the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-usually-start-writing-stories-from-tone-and-not-from-content-kind/)

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[Happiness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happiness/)

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> [The reason I write is that I'm not in dialogue with my emotions; writing puts me in touch with myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/the-reason-i-write-is-that-i-m-not-in-dialogue-with-my-emotions/)

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[Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/)

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> [I don't like the expression "writer's block" because I think it presupposes that you have a problem with your plumbing. I really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-don-t-like-the-expression-writer-s-block-because-i-think-it/)

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[Block](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/block/)

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> [When I was a kid, I wanted to make my parents happy. I'd always say to them, "What do you want me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/when-i-was-a-kid-i-wanted-to-make-my-parents-happy-i-d-always-say-to/)

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[Alive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive/)

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> [Nobody else in the world would look at writing as craftsmanship - it's totally this Protestant hardworking ethic. You go into this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/nobody-else-in-the-world-would-look-at-writing-as-craftsmanship-it-s/)

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[All kinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/all-kinds/)

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> [I never know the endings when I write. It's a turnoff when you know the ending. You lose much of your incentive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-never-know-the-endings-when-i-write-it-s-a-turnoff-when-you-know/)

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[Ending](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ending/)

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> [There are two kinds of people, those who like to sleep next to the wall, and those who like to sleep next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/there-are-two-kinds-of-people-those-who-like-to-sleep-next-to-the/)

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[Bed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bed/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/being-published-in-arabic-is-a-strong-and-consistent-wish-i-have-i/)

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[Arabic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arabic/)

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> [“Experience has taught me that there are some situations in which it's better to keep quiet. That is, I tried to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/experience-has-taught-me-that-there-are-some-situations-in-which-it-s/)

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[Advice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advice/)

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> [“Thirty miles is a long way, even by car, and on foot it’s a thousand times more, especially for a dog, whose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/thirty-miles-is-a-long-way-even-by-car-and-on-foot-it-s-a-thousand/)

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[Long way](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/long-way/)

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> [I often give this metaphor where I say that writing short fiction is like surfing, while writing a novel is like navigating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-often-give-this-metaphor-where-i-say-that-writing-short-fiction-is/)

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[Boards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boards/)

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> [I tried once in my life to write a novel. I had written something like 80 pages of it when my laptop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-tried-once-in-my-life-to-write-a-novel-i-had-written-something-like/)

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[Another year](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/another-year/)

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> [“He actually had a relationship once with someone who’d committed suicide. Not emotional, physical. It happened in the army. He was serving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/he-actually-had-a-relationship-once-with-someone-who-d-committed/)

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[Military police](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/military-police/)

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> [“Say,' Uzi pressed on, 'is it true that when you people go out on a job they promise you seventy nymphomaniac virgins…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/say-uzi-pressed-on-is-it-true-that-when-you-people-go-out-on-a-job/)

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[Sure thing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sure-thing/)

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> [“She said I should pick the hall and the date and whatever I want, because it really doesn’t matter to her. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/she-said-i-should-pick-the-hall-and-the-date-and-whatever-i-want/)

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[Amsterdam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amsterdam/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/during-the-war-there-were-people-wishing-me-death-wishing-my-son/)

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[Brother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brother/)

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> [To what extent does anybody control his destiny? Life is very much like falling of the edge of a cliff. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/to-what-extent-does-anybody-control-his-destiny-life-is-very-much/)

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[Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/)

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> [“Udi was just fooling around. He didn't really mean to hurt the angel, just to make him fly a little, for laughs.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/udi-was-just-fooling-around-he-didn-t-really-mean-to-hurt-the-angel/)

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[Fooling around](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fooling-around/)

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> [Often in writing programs, articulation and clarity are more important than what you actually say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/often-in-writing-programs-articulation-and-clarity-are-more-important/)

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[Articulation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/articulation/)

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> [The amazing thing about an artistic collaboration is that it is as intense and intimate as a romantic one. Sometimes even more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/the-amazing-thing-about-an-artistic-collaboration-is-that-it-is-as/)

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[Amazing things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amazing-things/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/as-the-son-of-holocaust-survivors-this-is-life-you-re-put-in-a-corner/)

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[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

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> [Often, the stories are very much like trust falls. You fall, and you hope the story's going to catch you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/often-the-stories-are-very-much-like-trust-falls-you-fall-and-you/)

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[Fall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fall/)

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> [“I always used to think that heaven is a place for people who've spent their whole life being good, but it isn't.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-always-used-to-think-that-heaven-is-a-place-for-people-who-ve-spent/)

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[Afterlife](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afterlife/)

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> [When you work on a graphic novel or a film with people you've been together through a lot and you've exposed your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/when-you-work-on-a-graphic-novel-or-a-film-with-people-you-ve-been/)

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[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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> [If someone gives you a piece of advice that sounds right and feels right, use it. If someone gives you a piece…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/if-someone-gives-you-a-piece-of-advice-that-sounds-right-and-feels/)

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[Advice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advice/)

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> [His whole body was completely still, except the wings, which were still fluttering a little, like when someone dies. That's when he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/his-whole-body-was-completely-still-except-the-wings-which-were-still/)

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[Angel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/angel/)

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> [It took a lot to understand that the interest in both writing a story and reading it is not in the objective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/it-took-a-lot-to-understand-that-the-interest-in-both-writing-a-story/)

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[Apartment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apartment/)

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> [For my mother, having a family was the most important thing in her life. In the Second World War, it was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/for-my-mother-having-a-family-was-the-most-important-thing-in-her/)

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[Challenges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/challenges/)

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> [I don't have Facebook or Twitter accounts yet. Being a compulsive storyteller, I always make up for myself discouraging stories about how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-don-t-have-facebook-or-twitter-accounts-yet-being-a-compulsive/)

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[Accounts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accounts/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/sometimes-when-you-are-in-a-really-constrained-situation-it-makes-you/)

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[Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/)

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> [The fact is that everything I have in my pockets is carefully chosen so I’ll always be prepared. Everything is there so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/the-fact-is-that-everything-i-have-in-my-pockets-is-carefully-chosen/)

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[Accurate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accurate/)

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> [“It's amazing how people can sound like retards when they're talking to their girlfriend, especially if they really love her a lot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/it-s-amazing-how-people-can-sound-like-retards-when-they-re-talking/)

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[Girlfriend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/girlfriend/)

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> [My mother, for example, told the German officer not to kill her. She'd make it worth his while. And then, when they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/my-mother-for-example-told-the-german-officer-not-to-kill-her-she-d/)

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[Belts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belts/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/i-think-the-typical-way-is-that-usually-holocaust-survivors-are-known/)

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[Anxiety](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anxiety/)

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## Etgar Keret by topic

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