![]() A Horse Walks Into A Bar is set over a single evening in a modern-day nightclub in the small Israeli town of Netanya, where stand-up comedian Dov Greenstein is performing an act like no other. The intensity and urgency of Grossman’s questioning has only increased with the years and his new novel is no exception. These include books for both children and adults and encompass an impressive range of forms, from non-fiction to short stories to full-length novels to, most recently, his 2011 genre-defying meditation on grief Falling Out of Time. The central question in David Grossman’s new novel could hardly be more topical: how much reality can we bear to face, and what do we do when facing it becomes unbearable? It is a question the award-winning Israeli novelist has been asking in diverse ways for more than 30 years in consistently fine, penetrating works. ![]()
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