Killing the Second Dog
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (624 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1939931118 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 138 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Robert, who masterminds the scheme, and Jacob, who acts it out, are tough, desperate men, adrift in the nasty underworld of Tel Aviv. "Hlasko's story comes off the page at you like a pit bull."The Washington PostHis writing is taut and psychologically nuanced like that of the great dime-store novelist Georges Simenon, his novelistic world as profane as Isaac Babel's.”Wall Street Journal"Spokesman for those who were angry and beat turbulent, temperamental, and tortured."The New York Times"A must-read piercing and compelling."Kirkus Reviews"A self-taught writer with an uncanny gift for narrative and dialogue."Roman Polanski Marek Hlasko lived through what he wrote and died of an overdose of solitude and not enough love.” Jerzy Kosinski, author of The Painted Bird and Being There"A glittering black comedy that is equally entertaining and wrenching." Publishers Weekly"The idol of Poland's young generation in 1956." Czeslaw Milosz, 1980 Nobel Prize in LiteratureRobert and Jacob are down-and-out Polish con men living in Israel in the 1960s. Robert arranges for Jacob to run into the woman, whose heart is open; the men are hoping her wallet is too. Marek Hlasko's writing combines brutal realism with smoky, hardboiled dialogue in a bleak world where violence is the norm and love is often only an act.
A Ruff Ride Think a noir detective novel with you on the side of the criminal. A washed-up ladies man, reminiscent of Philip Marlowe, and his partner, both Polish immigrants living in Israel, are trying to scam a lusty, American divorcee and her enfant terrible. Killing the Second Dog is fast-paced and has a colorful setting and absurdly entertaining cast that will have you following them like a sleuth. Yet, this is not empty entertainment--there are deep moments of reflection on loneliness and human relationships. I've read a few books by New Vessel Press an. A Customer said Two Polish marriage con-men on a surreal trip through Israel. Marek Hlasko's novel spans a fictional, although based on own experiences, journey through dingy hotels and bars of 60's Israel. This is the story of two Polish marriage con men on a search for a wealthy woman. The angle of their 'con' is the most twisted part of the plot.The story is set against a surreal view of then young state of Israel. The starved characters pass through over-priced tourist resourts, visit Polish Jews making a new life in the Promissed Land, fight thieves, drunks and the endless heat of the summer nights.Read this book - Hla. WOW Max just read this and i must say it totally blew away any expectations i had had. i randomly saw this book and likeed the cover, so i gave it a try. i couldn't put it down. it's really entertaining and very emotional. highly, highly recommended.
Do you see your motivation now?" But for all of the duo's clever plots and witty observations, they are not clowns; rather, they are tormented by history and memories of war, and by their own love of art as redemptive of the squalor they see around them. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. Robert, a Shakespeare devotee, coaches him: "Smile like someone who's forced to lend his sports car to his mother-in-law . . Hlasko (1934-1969) perfectly balances dark humor with pathos in this short, swift novel about two Polish exiles in Israel who execute an elaborate scheme: with the subtle help of Robert, his "manager," the narrator, Jacob, woos vacationing American women. Nothing ever changes for men like me"). The suitor courts not with poetry or flowers, however, but with declarations of his own failure and refusals to enter a relationship ("I won't bring you luck. I'm a loser, you know. From Publishers Weekly A glittering