{"product_id":"jerusalem-beach-stories-9781662600432","title":"Jerusalem Beach: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis vigorous, inventive work will surely fire up readers' neurons.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- Starred Review, \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Etgar Keret, a debut collection that fuses the humor of everyday life in Israel with technology's challenges and the latest discoveries about the human brain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once compassionate, philosophical, and humorous, \u003ci\u003eJerusalem Beach\u003c\/i\u003e is a foray into the human condition in all its contradictions. Through a series of snapshots of contemporary life in Israel, Gefen reveals a world that's a step from the familiar.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA man's grandfather joins an army platoon of geriatrics looking for purpose in old age. A scheming tech start-up exposes the dire consequences of ambition in trying to share human memories. An elderly couple searches for a beach that doesn't exist. And, a boy mourns his brother's death in an attempt to catch time like flies in his fist.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEntirely heartfelt and infused with pathos, \u003ci\u003eJerusalem Beach\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of both technology and the brain. Whether ruminating on the stakes of familial love or pitching the reader headlong into the absurdity of success and failure, Gefen leaves the reader intrigued throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Astra House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662600432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Iddo Gefen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40550924189877,"sku":"9781662600432","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8ddaa55f-d891-40c7-8d50-c6c314618d26.jpg?v=1626793075","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/jerusalem-beach-stories-9781662600432","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}