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by Gilad Atzmon (Author) "My name is Gunther, a name given to me by my parents or, more precisely, by my grandfather, my father's father, whose appreciation and admiration..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Serpent's Tail; New edition edition (24 Oct 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1852428260
  • ISBN-13: 978-1852428266
  • Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 12.9 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 100,189 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Atzmon's book is one of the funniest books I have come across. He manages to finely scrutinize male apathy and to come up with very accurate observations about men, women and unimportant subjects such as global politics' Ynet; 'A brilliant hidden Nabokovian approach' Maariv; 'Plucks on the most sensitive strings of Israeil society' Haaretz


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The year is 2052, and the state of Israel has been defunct for forty years. The majority of its citizens have become refugees overseas. In order to provide Israel with a decent burlal, the German Institute for the Documentation of Zion is established, and among its archives is the autobiography of one Gunther Wunker, an ex-Israeil. Gunther Wunker is the father of Peepology - a philosophy which sees all politics as a form of masturbation. He is also a committed onanist and holder of strong anti-Zlonist views. Guide to the Perplexed tells Gunter's life story - a hilarious romp through sexual frustration, academic parody and global politics. Witty, provocative and controversial, Guide to the Perplexed is a darkly comic take on contemporary Israel.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not one for granny, 31 Dec 2002
By Pippa Bobbett (Oxford United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I wasn't sure whether I was going to like Guide to the Perplexed. It was jokingly billed by its author as a story about blow up dolls - and I couldn't imagine that being particularly entertaining or inspiring. But it's not all about blow up dolls - though it has to be admitted that the short section about them is screamingly funny.

The story is about a man Gunther Wunker and his views and experiences of those great perplexing issues of life - violence, war, heroism, sex, politics, identity, relationships, status and professional recognition. It's a breathtakingly revealing account of a man's preoccupations contexualised within a troubled political history. These preoccupations are described in a wry, well-observed and extremely humorous style.

The book comes with a bit of a content warning. Lets say you wouldn't describe it as subtle or reverential in terms of relationships and sexuality. The sexual content would probably be described as pretty explicit and slightly obsessive! Personally, I liked the way it reveals the ridiculous nature of sex. There is something rather raw, real and unromanticised about it. But erotic it is not.

Two key themes run through the book - a fairly merciless parody of academia (Gunther becomes an esteemed expert in "peepology" - the study of voyeurism) and Gunther's political identity as an anti-Zionist. This is the part of the story that left me most uneasy. Gunther seems cynical and isolated in relation to his Jewish history. I couldn't locate any vision for the future or any strategy to realise that vision. The future posed in the book in political terms seems fantastical. What it communicates most readily is despair. Though addressed with the same satirical, intelligent, self mocking commentary, Gunther seems to ultimately scorn all political positions and those that hold them.

This is a fast entertaining read, its irony and humour leavening some extremely big ideas. It communicates some astute observations of life. A male character who allows his mantle of "hero" to slip to this extent is an interesting subject to observe.

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