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Etgar Keret (born 1967 ) is an Israel i writer of Short Stories , as well as Graphic Novels and occasional writing for television and film. His writing style is lean, utilizing everyday language, slang, and dialect. His writing has influenced many writers of his generation, as well as brought a renewed surge in the popularity of the short story form in Israel in the second half of the 1990s . LITERARY CAREER His first published work was ''Tzinorot'' (''Pipelines'', '' which he wrote with Jonathan Bar Giora. His second book, ''Ga'aguai Le'Kissinger'' (''Missing Kissinger'', 1994 ), a collection of fifty very short stories, was more successful and brought Keret to the attention of the general public. Keret is known for his collaborations with various comics artist including ''Lo Banu Lehenot'' (''Nobody Said It Was Going to Be Fun'', 1996 ) with Rutu Modan and ''Simtaot Hazaam'' (''Streets of Fury'', 1997 ) with Asaf Hanuka . In 1999 five of his stories were translated into English , and adapted into "graphic novellas" under the joint title Jetlag . The illustrators were the five members of the Actus Tragicus collective. In '' Starring Patrick Fugit , Shannyn Sossamon , Tom Waits and Will Arnett . The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival . Keret's other works include the children's book '' Dad Runs Away With The Circus '' ( 2004 ), illustrated by Rutu Modan, and the short story collection ''Anihu'' (''Me-him'', 2002 ). Keret has received the Prime Minister's award for literature, as well as the Ministry of Culture's Cinema Prize.In 2006 he was chosen as an outstanding artist of the prestigious Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation . Since 1995 Keret has been lecturing in the film department at Tel Aviv University . His short story "Siren", which deals with the paradoxes in modern Israeli society, is included in the curriculum for the Israeli national matriculation exam in literature. OTHER PROJECTS Keret has also worked in Israeli television and film, including three seasons as a writer for the popular sketch show ''The Cameri Quintet'' and the story for the TV movie ''Aball'e'' (''Daddy'', 2001 ) Starring Shmil Ben Ari . The short film ''Malka Lev Adom'' (''Skin Deep'', 1996 ) which Keret wrote and directed with Ran Tal, won an Israel Film Academy award and first place in the Munich International Festival of Film Schools. ''$9.99'', a Stop Motion animated feature film, is scheduled to be released in 2008. Written by Keret and director Tatia Rosenthal, it is an Israeli/Australian co-production featuring the voices of Geoffrey Rush , Anthony LaPaglia and other leading Australian actors. Keret publishes some of his works on the Hebrew-language web site "Bamah Hadashah" (New Stage) which presents a platform for new works, though he has been a renowned writer even before the site was established. The film '' Jellyfish '', a joint venture for Keret and his wife Shira Geffen , was presented at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and received the Camera D'Or . He is a lecturer at Ben-Gurion University Of The Negev in Beer Sheva . Keret Lives in Tel Aviv with his wife and their child. WORKS PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH Short story collections
::Includes "Kneller's Happy Campers" and others.
::Selections from Keret's four short story collections. Comics
Children's books
Collaborations
:: 15 short stories by Keret and a novella by El-Youssef. EXTERNAL LINKS
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