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Ephraim Kishon (1924–2005)

Author of Look Back, Mrs. Lot!

223+ Works 2,820 Members 31 Reviews 9 Favorited

About the Author

An Israeli satirist, playwright, film writer, and director, Kishon is best known in the English-speaking world for his feuilletons, or political pamphlets. Born in Budapest, Kishon first began publishing humorous essays there. In 1949 he immigrated to Israel and began writing his columns for the show more Hebrew daily newspaper Omer and later for the daily Ma'ariv and the Jerusalem Post. Kishon is considered Israel's national humorist. He has been awarded the Israeli Nordau Prize, the Herzl Prize for Literature, and the Sokolov Prize for outstanding journalistic achievement. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Ephraim Kishon aus den 1970er Jahren

Works by Ephraim Kishon

Look Back, Mrs. Lot! (1960) 218 copies, 2 reviews
Unfair to Goliath (1968) 141 copies, 2 reviews
Noah's Ark, Tourist Class (1962) 131 copies, 2 reviews
Nicht so laut vor Jericho (1970) 112 copies
Der Blaumilchkanal (1974) 85 copies
The Fox in the Chicken Coop (1972) 83 copies, 4 reviews
My Family Right or Wrong (1978) 83 copies, 3 reviews
No Oil, Moses (1975) 76 copies
Salomos Urteil, zweite Instanz. Neue Satiren. (1972) — Author — 76 copies, 1 review
Paradise for Rent (1979) 69 copies
Pardon wir haben gewonnen (1971) 67 copies, 1 review
In Sachen Kain und Abel (1976) 64 copies
... und die beste Ehefrau von allen. (1981) 52 copies, 1 review
Das Kamel im Nadelöhr (1982) 51 copies
Kishons beste Geschichten (1969) 47 copies
Mein Kamm. Satirischer Roman. (1997) 43 copies, 1 review
Total verkabelt (1989) 26 copies
Picasso war kein Scharlatan (1988) 24 copies
Wise guy, Solomon (1973) 21 copies
The Mark of Cain (1977) 19 copies
Es war die Lerche. (1980) 17 copies
Alle Satiren (1999) 16 copies, 1 review
Familiengeschichten (1980) 15 copies
Der Glückspilz (2003) 15 copies
Nichts zu lachen (1993) 14 copies
Kishon für Eilige (1995) 11 copies
ספר משפחתי (2002) 10 copies
Woe to the victors! (1969) 9 copies
Coat-hangers of Vienna (1989) 8 copies
The Best of Kishon (1982) 8 copies
A zanyja Krausz : humoreszkek (1988) 7 copies, 1 review
Hebrew with Kishon (1975) 6 copies
ספר המסעות (2003) 6 copies
New York Ain't America (1982) 6 copies
Nuts, hams, and prompters (1975) 5 copies
Inspector Fishbaum's ESP (1989) 5 copies
Elektitaj satiroj (1981) 4 copies, 1 review
¡Adelante, leones de Judá! (1982) 4 copies, 1 review
De wereld een circus (1984) 4 copies
השוטר אזולאי (1971) 4 copies, 1 review
Über die Schweiz (1970) 4 copies
Inkognito v Praze (1990) 4 copies
Veszett ernyő nyele (1984) — Translator — 3 copies
Sallah (1964) 3 copies, 1 review
אלף גדיא וגדיא 3 copies, 1 review
Durch den Kakao gezogen (1984) 3 copies
ארבינקא (2007) 3 copies
חור במסך 3 copies
Zůstane to v rodině (1997) 2 copies
ספר קישוני (2014) 2 copies
Oh! Romeo (Guild library) (1984) 2 copies
Humoreszk 2 copies
25 2 copies
בעד 2 copies
Der Trauschein (1983) 2 copies
Heyne Jahresband 1985. (1985) 2 copies
Allerbeste Geschichten (2005) 2 copies
Aufgetischt (2013) 2 copies
Az eszed tokja! (1989) 2 copies
Kod kuće je najgore (1986) 2 copies
El gran Éxodo (1982) 2 copies
Nema nafte, Moǰsiǰe (2005) 1 copy
Hajvédők (1997) 1 copy
The Fox (1978) 1 copy
Aanbevolen 1 copy
Maullidos en do mayor (1982) 1 copy
Dekameron (1982) 1 copy
Ervinka (2007) 1 copy
Reisegeschichten / CD (2007) 1 copy
The Big Dig (1971) 1 copy
Nije fer, Davide (1986) 1 copy
the Big dig 🎥 1 copy, 1 review

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Satira koja ismeva modernu politiku i društvene odnose kroz lik Amiza Dulnakera, političara pritisnutog teretom svojih godina sa prvim znacima senilnosti. Amiz Dulnaker je ona vrsta političara čuvena po dugačkim govorima kojima se ništa ne kaže. Za vreme jedne od svojih žestokih tirada doživljava srčani udar i primoran od strane lekara odlazi na odmor u jednu udaljenu fiktivnu zabit na samom rubu pustinje. To je malo mirno mesto u kome niko ne zna šta je politika i niko nije čuo show more za njega - čuvenog Amiza Dulnakera. Međutim, može li stari lisac mirovati u kokošinjcu? Amiz na sebe preuzima zadatak da upozna žitelje sa svim "lepotama" politike i pretvori ovu mirnu zabit u politički pakao. show less
Annyira lekötöttek ezek a karcolatok, hogy közben elfelejtettem azon gondolkodni, mit írjak az értékelésben róla. Úgyhogy most tanácstalan vagyok. Mondjam azt, hogy "Kishon a köznapi tapasztalatokat az abszurdon átszűrve desztillálja humorrá"? Meg hogy "Kishonnál az irónia és az önirónia kéz a kézben jár, ez optimális együttállás"? Esetleg, a nemzetkarakterológia ingoványára merészkedve: "a magyar és a zsidó humor mennyegzője"? Közben meg régen rossz, ha show more magyarázni kell, hogy valami azért vicces, mert. A lényeg, hogy tetszett. Okosan volt szellemes, az ilyet csípem. show less
All satires and short stories, collected in one volume. Kishon is a staple in the genre, and he's a master of everyday absurdity. It's situational humor more than turn-of-phrase for him, so translations don't fare too badly. Some satires feel a little dated, others are simply timeless..
A set of short pieces often funny, from "A country that has officially, No vowels!" I found them entertaining, and often informative.
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Brian Bagnall Illustrator
Lisa Kishon Composer
Rudolf Angerer Cover designer, Cover artist, Illustrator
Yohanan Goldman Translator
Louis Ferron Translator
Alfons van Heusden Cover designer
Gerhard Bronner Translator
David Brisk Translator
Nico Polak Translator
Lothar Reher Cover designer
Henk Gijbers Illustrator

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Works
223
Also by
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Members
2,820
Popularity
#9,093
Rating
3.8
Reviews
31
ISBNs
374
Languages
16
Favorited
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