Why writer Etgar Keret wants to get back to Israel as soon as he can
The author of prize-winning short fiction says the daily reality of a country at war has kept his darkest thoughts at bay
 
	The author of prize-winning short fiction says the daily reality of a country at war has kept his darkest thoughts at bay
 
	I didn't write 'The Flashlight's Journey,' at least originally. But it's never too late
 
	Five months into the war, the Israeli author tries to imagine what his country will look like in five years.
 
	My TikTok and Instagram algorithms are making me rethink everything I believed about my own values
 
	They say there is ‘no contradiction’ between denouncing both Hamas’ brutality and the 'Israeli occupation’
 
	WATCH: Mandy Patinkin on war, peace, and playing Tevye — in Hebrew.
 
	On Israel, family and the value of a good cup of coffee
 
	Updated, January 17, 4:32 pm: This story has been updated to include a list to the complete list of winners of the 2019 awards. Short tales of whimsy, a new translation of the Bible, unsung American matriarchs and two rousing calls to combat the so-called “oldest hatred:” These are the winners of the 69th Annual…
 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
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