{"product_id":"autocorrect-stories-9780593717240","title":"Autocorrect: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the preeminent literary voices in Israel comes a darkly funny collection of surrealist stories exploring the increasingly complex relationship between humans and technology.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in our world, alternate realities, distant futures, and the immortal realm, the stories in \u003ci\u003eAutocorrect\u003c\/i\u003e traverse the wide range of human experience. With wit and creativity, Keret blends the absurd and the profound, juxtaposing life's smallest details with weighty existential questions. A man names an asteroid after his wife only to find that it's on a collision course with Earth in \"For the Woman Who Has Everything.\" In \"Squirrels,\" a widower's husband reincarnates as a rodent, and \"Eating Olives at the End of the World\" considers proper social etiquette in the face of destruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKeret's collection speaks to the uncertainty and fragility of our time, expertly capturing its misunderstandings and miscommunications. His stories probe society's uncomfortable truths, searching for meaning in our ever-changing world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Etgar Keret\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.13w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593717240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Ramat Gan in 1967, \u003cb\u003eEtgar Keret \u003c\/b\u003eis a leading voice in Israeli literature and film. His books have been pub­lished in over four dozen lan­guages and his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. His awards include the Cannes Film Festival's Caméra d'Or (2007), the Charles Bronfman Prize (2016), and the pres­tigious Sapir Prize (2018). Over a hundred short films and several feature films have been based on his stories. Keret teaches creative writing at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Since 2021, he has been publishing the weekly newsletter \u003ci\u003eAlphabet Soup \u003c\/i\u003eon Substack.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Etgar Keret \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48483368599709,"sku":"9780593717240","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_57979895-5d4a-4089-9dcd-3f67c547427b.jpg?v=1782287336","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/autocorrect-stories-9780593717240","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}