{"product_id":"almost-dead-paperback","title":"Almost Dead - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAssaf Gavron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[An] original and powerful writer.... His clear and honest writing blasts right through the clichés and the politically correct surface to touch the chaotic and ambiguous core of the Israeli identity.\" --Etgar Keret \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In a dazzling display of empathy, Gavron creates two equally compelling narrators, the bomber and his victim. This is a virtuoso work; a pitch-perfect rendering of real Israeli life in all its chaos, energy, humor and terror. I couldn't put it down.\" -- Geraldine Brooks \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitically incorrect, provocative, and steeped in wit and irony, Almost Dead is a fast-paced tragicomic novel about the perfectly ordinary madness in today's Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through the alternating perspectives of a bomber and his victim, this breathtaking novel asks a devastating question: what happens when two lives on a collision course finally crash?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDual POV: \u003c\/b\u003e Experience the unfolding tragedy from both sides: Eitan 'Croc, ' a cynical Israeli survivor, and Fahmi, the young Palestinian bomber locked in a coma, reliving the choices that led him to his fate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDark Humor and Biting Irony: \u003c\/b\u003e Navigate a world of suicide bombings, time-management start-ups, and post-trauma therapy with a voice that finds wit in the darkest corners of the conflict.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Haunting Survival Story: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow Croc as he becomes an unwilling media sensation--the 'CrocAttack'--a man who keeps surviving, forcing him to confront the absurd lottery of life and death in modern Israel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnflinching Social Commentary: \u003c\/b\u003e A provocative look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that blasts through clichés to explore the chaos, energy, and terror of real life in the Middle East.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitically incorrect, provocative, and steeped in wit and irony, a fast-paced tragicomedy about the perfectly ordinary madness in today's Middle East\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thirtysomething Tel Aviv businessman, Eitan Croc Einoch's life is turned upside down when he narrowly escapes a suicide bombing on the minibus he rides to work. When he lives through a second attack, and then a third, he becomes, reluctantly, a national media celebrity. Naturally, the Palestinian terrorists responsible for the attacks are less than happy. This embarrassing symbol of their failure--this CrocAttack--must be neutralized. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Fahmi Sabih lies in a coma, quarrelling with his conscience. The young Palestinian suicide bomber has learned everything he knows about bombs, targets, and revenge from his brother. So why has Einoch survived? As Fahmi's story unfolds, it becomes clear that their paths are destined to cross again--for there is another bombing still to come--and then luck will change drastically for one or both of them. But who, if anyone, has right on his side?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitically incorrect, provocative, and steeped in wit and irony, a fast-paced tragicomedy about the perfectly ordinary madness in today's Middle East\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thirtysomething Tel Aviv businessman, Eitan \"Croc\" Einoch's life is turned upside down when he narrowly escapes a suicide bombing on the minibus he rides to work. When he lives through a second attack, and then a third, he becomes, reluctantly, a national media celebrity. Naturally, the Palestinian terrorists responsible for the attacks are less than happy. This embarrassing symbol of their failure--this \"CrocAttack\"--must be neutralized. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Fahmi Sabih lies in a coma, quarrelling with his conscience. The young Palestinian suicide bomber has learned everything he knows about bombs, targets, and revenge from his brother. So why has Einoch survived? As Fahmi's story unfolds, it becomes clear that their paths are destined to cross again--for there is another bombing still to come--and then luck will change drastically for one or both of them. But who, if anyone, has right on his side?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.12 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52556681740581,"sku":"9780061984044","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/puAUBT3lF89780061984044.webp?v=1781378802","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/almost-dead-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}