Tel Aviv Noir (Akashic Noir)

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Synopsis
Israeli crime fiction that &“sets the bar high for subsequent Noir offerings. The genre is hot, Tel Aviv is exotic, and this volume is outstanding&” (Library Journal, starred review). Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched with the summer &’04 award-winning bestseller Brooklyn Noir. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. For Tel Aviv Noir, Etgar Keret and Assaf Gavron have masterfully assembled some of Israel&’s top contemporary writers into a compulsively readable collection. Along with Gon Ben Ari&’s story &“Clear Recent History&”—winner of the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award for Best P.I. Short Story—this anthology includes brand-new stories by: Etgar Keret, Gadi Taub, Lavie Tidhar, Deakla Keydar, Matan Hermoni, Julia Fermentto, Shimon Adaf, Alex Epstein, Antonio Ungar, Gai Ad, Assaf Gavron, Silje Bekeng, and Yoav Katz; translated by Yardenne Greenspan. Jewish Journal&’s Noteworthy Books for the New Year &“There&’s a marvelous underlying tension to [the stories], a paranoid tinge, as if some vast monstrous conspiracy is lurking behind every misdeed and bad stroke of luck.&” —San Francisco Book Review &“The collection reflects much of the daily reality of the city, but not the sort one is likely to read in tour guides . . . There&’s a complexity and virtuosity to plot and prose that leaves the reader with a sense of satisfaction and appreciation, despite the typically devastating denouement of the tales . . . Superb.&” —PopMatters &“Consistently strong . . . Definitely one of the highlights in the long-running Akashic series.&” —Booklist, starred review
Copyright:
2014

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
290 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781617753350
Related ISBNs:
9781617751547
Publisher:
Akashic Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Akashic Books
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Etgar Keret
Edited by:
Assaf Gavron
Translator:
Yardenne Greenspan

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