From Israel, writer Etgar Keret talks about the role of fiction in times of war

NPR | By Ari Shapiro,

Megan Lim, Courtney Dorning, Vincent Acovino

Published October 19, 2023 at 5:38 PM EDT

The writing read aloud by Etgar Keret in this piece was translated from Hebrew by Jessica Cohen.

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Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's flagship afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. He has been a question on Jeopardy and an answer in the New York Times crossword puzzle. He has filed stories from above the Arctic Circle and aboard Air Force One, and he has covered wars in Iraq, Ukraine and Israel. His debut memoir, The Best Strangers In the World, was an instant New York Times bestseller. He has also performed as a singer in some of the world's most storied venues, from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl.

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