A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman is set in a small Israeli comedy club, where aging stand-up comic Dovaleh G takes the stage. What begins as a routine performance quickly unravels into a raw and unsettling confessional, as Dovaleh uses his act to confront childhood trauma, fractured relationships, and buried grief. The audience, caught between laughter and discomfort, becomes witness to a painful excavation of memory and identity. Blending performance with revelation, Grossman crafts a novel that examines vulnerability, loss, and the uneasy line between entertainment and truth.
Technical details
Pages: 208
Publication year: 2017 (Vintage paperback edition)
Publisher: Vintage (UK)
Language: English
Original language: Hebrew
Author: David Grossman
Translator: Jessica Cohen
ISBN-13: 9781784704223
ISBN-10: 1784704229
