People Prefer to Drown in the Sea

People Prefer to Drown in the Sea

Leore Dayan

A debut collection of short stories  written by a talented young journalist, Leore Dayan. Dayan’s work has been described as surreal and humorous, and his voice sincere, sharp and witty.

People Prefer to Drown in the Sea - In the press

Next month Tempora will publish the Ukrainian edition of Leore Dayan’s People Prefer to Drown in the ...

Tempora Publishing has acquired Ukrainian translation rights to Leore Dayan’s People Prefer to Drown ...

We are delighted to announce that Warsaw-based publisher FILO has acquired translation rights to Leore Daya...

Famous friends and family at the launch of Leore Dayan’s debut novel People Prefer to Drown in the Sea.

Leore Dayan, the author of People Prefer to Drown in the Sea,  in a candid interview to Walla! talks about ...

On October 9th Leore Dayan and friends will officially launch Leore’s debut collection of short stori...

People Prefer to Drown in the Sea – “If J.D. Salinger was still alive, Leore Dayan’s shor...

People Prefer to Drown in the Sea - Reviews

“Leore does not attempt to reinvent the wheel, he simply pours onto the keyboard all the violent, insane and absurd situations that cross his mind. The outcome is an excellent book, highly re...

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David Rosenthal

“Dayan has his own “character of writing” which sometimes seems to be a combination of Woody Allen’s sensibility to grotesque and Milan Kundera’s bitter irony.”

Miroslaw Peczak, Polityka

An Ironist from Israel – Amos Oz and Etgar Keret belong to the canon of Israeli literature. Leore Dayan’s stories destroy our conception of young Jews and their contemporary fiction.”

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Agnieszka Niemojewska, Uwazam Rze

“Dayan’s ability to write stories that make you laugh out loud should be noted and commended. Usually, the stories endings are surprisingly simple. They end with moments of absurdity, j...

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Hagit Grossman, Makor Rishon