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A Guide to the Perplexed

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The year is 2052, and the state of Israel has been defunct for forty years. The majority of its citizens have become refugees overseas. In order to provide Israel with a decent burial, the German Institute for the Documentation of Zion is established, and among its archives is the autobiography of one Gunther W nker, an ex-Israeli. Gunther W nker is the father of Peepology - a philosophy which sees all politics as a form of masturbation. He is also a committed onanist and holder of strong anti-Zionist views. Guide to the Perplexed tells Gunther s life story - a hilarious romp through sexual frustration, academic parody and global politics. Witty, provocative and controversial, Guide to the Perplexed is a darkly comic take on contemporary Israel.

About the Author :
Gilad Atzmon grew up in Israel. National Service in the army made him a convinced anti-Zionist. He now lives in London where he is a prominent jazz saxophonist, playing with the Orient House Ensemble. Since 1998 Atzmon has toured with the late Ian Dury s legendary backing band, The Blockheads.

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?Operation Shylock meets Portnoy?s Complaint: Atzmon?s merciless take on Israeli post utopia is in the great tradition of Jewish literary subversion. And funny too!? Elena Lappin ?A Guide to the Perplexed is that most welcome and necessary thing, a satire with a target and a true aim? Nicholas Blincoe ?One of the funniest books I have come across. He manages to finely scrutinise male apathy and come up with very accurate observations about men, women and unimportant subjects such as global politics? Ynet ?This is a brilliant parody of all of us and behind this comedy hides our terrible tragedy? Yediot Acharonot


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781852428266
  • Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Serpent's Tail
  • Height: 199 mm
  • No of Pages: 160
  • Width: 132 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1852428260
  • Publisher Date: 24 Oct 2002
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 15 mm


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