{"product_id":"jewish-space-lasers-tal-shalev-9798992871432","title":"Jewish Space Lasers","description":"\u003cp\u003eJewish Space Lasers: Stories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy Tal Shalev\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when ordinary people collide with bureaucracy, politics, technology, love, ideology, and their own best intentions?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-two stories. One delightfully imperfect world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tal Shalev\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992871432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Illuminated Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d","brand":"Tal Shalev","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997838815487,"sku":"9798992871432","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jewish-space-lasers-tal-shalev-9798992871432","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}