WATCH: New Documentary Explores Etgar Keret’s World
Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
By Talya Zax May 17, 2017
“Etgar in person is very much like he is on the page, always telling extremely short stories,” Jonathan Safran Foer says, in a new trailer for the upcoming documentary “Etgar Keret: Based on a True Story.”
Keret, an Israeli author, has gained a reputation for having a more creative approach to reality than most. In his recent memoir “The Seven Good Years,” for instance, he recounted his first approach to book signings: “I created my own genre: fictitious book dedications. If the books themselves are pure fiction, why should the dedication be true?”
“Etgar Keret: Based on a True Story,” produced by the Amsterdam-based BALDR Film, will give fans a chance to see things from Keret’s perspective. While the documentary doesn’t yet have a United States release date, get a taste with the trailer below.
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