“The writing was sharp and humorous, and the story pulled along at a steady pace throughout… the ending was just wow! i think i read the last 50 pages in a blink… this book just took me by surprise, in a good way.”
Review in The Little Reader blog.
Review of Almost Dead in The Little Reader blog
June 8th, 2010מסיבת עיתונאים של הנינג מנקל על המשט לעזה
June 5th, 2010
כשמנקל נכנס לאולם נשמעת מחיאת כף בודדת ותקתוקים אינסופיים של מצלמות, שלא ייפסקו במשך השעה, ויתגברו כשהוא יניע את ידיו בהתרגשות. הוא מתיישב מאחורי השולחן. שיערו לבן, קצת ארוך, חולצתו שחורה, חזהו רחב. ההוצאה לאור חילקה חומר שיווקי על הספר החדש, “האויב בצלליות”, אבל כמובן שבמהלך השעה של מסיבת העיתונאים לא נאמרה על הספר מילה אחת
מסיבת עיתונאים של הנינג מנקל על המשט, ברלין
Interview in n-tv on Gaza flotilla
June 4th, 2010
Interview on rbb TV on Gaza flotilla
June 3rd, 2010
TV interview on the Stilbruch culture show in the rbb channel (broadcasted also on 3SAT on June 4th) on the Gaza flotilla. (German)
Watch Video
(Click on the “Ship to Gaza” link)
(Click on the “Ship to Gaza” link)
Review of Almost Dead in Winstondad’s Blog
May 31st, 2010“This book is in the like of Catch 22, using humor to explain the madness of war.”
Article on Mouth and Foot in 18 magazine
May 28th, 2010
“Mouth And Foot didn’t intend to be an enigma, but it soon became one. It’s a band that scarcely performs, has never released a promotional photo, and puts out an album exactly every six years.”
Article on the Mouth and Foot by Noya Kohavi, published in 18 magazine. English language.
Article about Israeli fiction translations in the US
May 25th, 2010
Article by Eric Herschthal about Israeli fiction translations published in the US.
Also published in the Jewish Book Review blog.
Review of Almost Dead in the Tottenville Review blog
May 23rd, 2010
“Assaf Gavron has seized time as a metaphor for his funny, poignant, and nuanced look at the decades’ long conflict in the Middle East. If what you know about the Israel-Palestine dispute comes from reading newspapers, listening to pundits on television, or watching startling images of screeching ambulances, demolished homes, and the comet-like puffs of smoke from bombs exploding in the air, then you are in for a treat with Gavron’s novel, Almost Dead, the story of Eitan Enoch and Fahmi Sabich.”
Review by Anand Mahadevan in the Tottenville Review.
CrocAttack nominated for Italian prize
May 22nd, 2010The Italian version of CrocAttack (La mia storia, la tua storia) is shortlisted to the Italian Adei Wizo Prize.
The winner will be announced in a ceremony in Milan on November 8th, 2010.
More details (Italian): >>>
LA Times review syndicated
May 21st, 2010
LA Times review of Almost Dead, written by David Ulin, was syndicated in:
It is also mentioned in the Omnivoracious blog and in Shelfari.
