A Horse Walks Into a Bar

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Standup comedian's poignant journey into past traumas.

Imagine a stand-up set unfurling into an unexpected narrative pulling you deep into the troubled psyche of a comic. Grossman's mastery lies in blending laugh-out-loud moments with a dive into somber childhood memories. As you encounter Dov's life through his raw, almost frenzied performance, you'll find yourself enveloped not just in his humor, but in a moving tale of survival and memory. It's a book that beckons the empathetic reader, promising an experience both profound and jarring.

  • PEN Translation Prize Nominee for Jessica Cohen (2018)
  • International Booker Prize (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

A Horse Walks Into a Bar

Regular price RM33.13 MYR
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ISBN: 9781784704223
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Date of Publication: 2017-06-16
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Drama, Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 3.52
(rated by 14319 readers)

Description

The setting is a comedy club in a small Israeli town. An audience that has come expecting an evening of amusement instead sees a comedian falling apart on stage; an act of disintegration, a man crumbling, as a matter of choice, before their eyes. They could get up and leave, or boo and whistle and drive him from the stage, if they were not so drawn to glimpse his personal hell. Dovaleh G, a veteran stand-up comic – charming, erratic, repellent – exposes a wound he has been living with for years: a fateful and gruesome choice he had to make between the two people who were dearest to him. A Horse Walks into a Bar is a shocking and breathtaking read. Betrayals between lovers, the treachery of friends, guilt demanding redress. Flaying alive both himself and the people watching him, Dovaleh G provokes both revulsion and empathy from an audience that doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry – and all this in the presence of a former childhood friend who is trying to understand why he’s been summoned to this performance.
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Standup comedian's poignant journey into past traumas.

Imagine a stand-up set unfurling into an unexpected narrative pulling you deep into the troubled psyche of a comic. Grossman's mastery lies in blending laugh-out-loud moments with a dive into somber childhood memories. As you encounter Dov's life through his raw, almost frenzied performance, you'll find yourself enveloped not just in his humor, but in a moving tale of survival and memory. It's a book that beckons the empathetic reader, promising an experience both profound and jarring.

  • PEN Translation Prize Nominee for Jessica Cohen (2018)
  • International Booker Prize (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.