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Sep 29, 2026

Sababoosh

Sababoosh

The Man Who Sent Herzl to Africa: Alternate History, Self-Translation, and Time Clocks w/ Yoav Avni

Sep 29 · 1 Mention

Jake GillisHOST
0:31
My guest today is Yoav Avni, one of Israel's most inventive novelists.
Jake GillisHOST
0:35
He's a two-time winner of the Geffen Award for Speculative Fiction, which is basically Israel's version of the Hugo, and his novel Three Things for a Desert Island was a national bestseller.
Jake GillisHOST
0:45
If you love Kurt Vonnegut or Douglas Adams, his writing will feel like home.
Jake GillisHOST
0:49
It's funny and a little magical with a lot of heart underneath.

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