Writing at the top of his form...Doyle proves a brilliant, offbeat Dublin diplomat. He imagines, with humour and humanity, the difficulties involved in being Irish and in being foreign and unassimilated in Ireland. He has the sharpest eye, the wildest sense of humour and the most benevolent heart

Constantly inventive, extremely funny and illustrate his ability to get under the skin of ordinary people

It's as if Roddy Doyle went out on the streets for you with his own microphone and camcorder... You're there, whether you want to be or not

The evident sincerity and unrepentant good cheer of these stories will carry the reader a long way with them

Much to admire and enjoy

A rich insight in to Dublin

Keret's surreal conceits are couched in a wry, downbeat language...The effect is something like a sorrowful hybrid of Kafka and Donald Barthelme: deadpan on the surface, with a bassnote of discomfort and emotional alienation that makes even the briefest tales snag in the mind...Each piece is at once universal and particular...world-class gems. The translation is brilliant, too

Etgar Keret is the voice of young Israel

One of the greatest short story writers alive

One of the most important writers alive... enchantingly witty

Etgar Keret's extraordinary imagination sets the reader free from slogans and headlines