A Horse Walks Into a Bar

By David Grossman

Book Overview

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE - From the bestselling author of To the End of the Land comes a searing story of loss and survival.

In a dive bar in a small Israeli city, Dov Greenstein, a comedian a bit past his prime, takes the stage for his final show. Over the course of a single evening, Dov's patter becomes a kind of memoir, taking us back into the terrors of his childhood. And in the dance between comic and audience, a deeper story begins to take shape as Dov confronts the decision that has shaped the course of his life--a story that will alter the lives of several of those in attendance.

A Horse Walks Into a Bar is a poignant exploration of how people confront life's capricious battering.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1101973498
• ISBN13: 9781101973493
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

read it in one sitting

You need to read this in one sitting; the format is a comedy show with the occasional flashbacks, and if you interrupt that some levels of emotional build-up are lost, imo. Especially today, this political satire holds an important position on my bookshelf. I gained so much insight, emotionally and contextually, into the Israeli situation. This book contains a broken human psyche and both its causes and effects. Beautiful, captivating, touching.