Akashic Noir: Tel Aviv Noir (Paperback)

from Kordo

A fascinating look look into the seedy underbelly of Israel's capital, this collection of short stories range from terrifying, to mystical to humorous. At a time when most of the world looks at Israel through the lens of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, this book is a great reminder of the fact t...

from berthirsch

I have enjoyed several books of these Noir series which holds up well in this latest installment: Tel Aviv Noir. Edited by the critically acclaimed Etgar Keret these stories give the reader a glimpse of the underside of life that exists not just in Tel Aviv but in most cosmopolitan settings. Like...

from acvickers

All of the stories in this fine collection, as evidenced by the title, revolve around the city of Tel Aviv, Israel, the setting ranging from Florentin to Rabin Square to Levinsky Park. Tel Aviv, known as the country's financial capital, doesn't usually conjure of thoughts of criminal activity and...

from andrewreads

This is a nice collection with a fairly wide range of stories. Some of them feel like true, hard-boiled, I'm-surprised-that-Philip-Marlowe-hasn't-showed-up-yet stories, while others are more akin to bizarre/weird/difficult to understand ghost stories. Although all of these stories do take place i...

from banjo123

I really enjoyed this selection of stories, even though Noir is not normally my genre. I took the advise of another reviewer, and read these stories on at a time (one a day for me) which I think was helpful. In his introduction, explains that Tel Aviv Noir is a bit of a stretch, since Tel Aviv is...