All the stories sparkle with vibrant characters, humorous dialogue and sly rustic lore and cunning

Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive

This is classic Calvino, making you think and laugh at the same time

A delight for Murdoch enthusiasts.

The stories themselves are interwoven skilfully and each provides a satisfying probe into the characters' illicit lives, which engage you wholly, in the same guilty way as a gossip magazine. Oulton's prose is effective, nakedly frank and at intervals, truly delightful.

Etgar Keret is a writer to be taken seriously

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

One of the greatest short story writers alive