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Publisher: Illuminated Press
Published: Jun 14 2026
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.42 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Jewish Space Lasers: Stories
By Tal Shalev
What happens when ordinary people collide with bureaucracy, politics, technology, love, ideology, and their own best intentions?
In Jewish Space Lasers, Tal Shalev turns a sharp and humorous eye on modern life, finding absurdity in places both familiar and unexpected. Set in Jerusalem, Israel, and beyond, these twenty-two stories explore the strange logic of institutions, the unpredictability of human behavior, and the often-comic gap between what we hope will happen and what actually does.
By turns satirical, witty, and poignant, these stories introduce a cast of dreamers, schemers, officials, idealists, and ordinary people trying to navigate a world that rarely cooperates. Whether confronting traffic, technology, politics, relationships, or the peculiar realities of contemporary life, they discover that the universe has a sense of humor all its own.
Written with warmth, irony, and an eye for the telling detail, Jewish Space Lasers is a collection for readers who enjoy intelligent humor, cultural observation, and stories that reveal the extraordinary hiding inside the everyday.
Twenty-two stories. One delightfully imperfect world.
Readers who enjoy the offbeat humor of Etgar Keret, the observational wit of David Sedaris, the satirical eye of Joseph Heller, and the comic insights into human behavior found in the work of Nora Ephron may find much to enjoy in these stories.
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