Almost Dead

An] original and powerful writer.... His clear and honest writing blasts right through the clich s and the politically correct surface to touch the chaotic and ambiguous core of the Israeli identity." --Etgar Keret

"In a dazzling display of empathy, Gavron creates two equally compelling narrators, the bomber and his victim. This is a virtuoso work; a pitch-perfect rendering of real Israeli life in all its chaos, energy, humor and terror. I couldn't put it down." -- Geraldine Brooks

Politically incorrect, provocative, and steeped in wit and irony, Almost Dead is a fast-paced tragicomic novel about the perfectly ordinary madness in today's Middle East.

Author: Assaf Gavron
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 04/13/2010
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.12h x 5.34w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780061984044

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/22/2010 pg. 40
Booklist 04/15/2010 pg. 24

About the Author
Gavron, Assaf: -

Assaf Gavron is a writer and translator. He grew up in Jerusalem, studied in London and Vancouver, and now lives in Tel Aviv. In Israel, he has published four novels, a short story collection, and a collection of falafel reviews.