Etgar Keret is an ingenious & original master of the short story. Hilarious witty & always unusual declared a genius by the New York Times" Keret brings all of his prodigious talent to bear in this his sixth bestselling collection. Long a household name in Israel where he has been declared the voice of his generation Keret has been acknowledged as one of the countrys most radical & extraordinary writers. Exuding a rare combination of depth & accessibility Kerets tales overflow with absurdity humour longing & compassion & though their circumstances are often strange & surreal his characters are defined by a familiar & fierce humanity. A man barges into a writers house & holding a gun to his head demands that he tell him a story something to take him away from the real world. A pathological liar discovers one day that all the lies he tells come true. A young woman finds a zip in her boyfriends mouth & when she opens it he unfolds to reveal a completely different man inside. " Suddenly a Knock on the Door" is at once Kerets most mature & most playful work yet & establishes him as one of the great international writers of our time."