Kishon is the greatest writer of satire. This book tells funny stories about everyday life in Israel. When you read it though, you discover that the anecdotes and problems he describes are universal and there's a little bit of you in almost every one of them. I very much liked the book and highly recommend it to even people who usually never read this type of books.

"Romeo and Juliet" counts as one of the biggest lovestory in the history of literature. It ended tragical, it had to so this love remained innocent and perfect. But what if Juliet had woken up early enough and both hadn't died? This matter is dealt with in Kishons satire "Oh Romeo. A Farce". Setting is Verona 30 years after the story of the couple had started. Romeo and Juliet are upset with their situation. They are depressed by their lives and how their marriage turned out. There seems nothing left of the old romance and passion. Always hearing the two argue terribly Shakespeare shows up to save his play. But he only gets blamed for Romeo's and Juliet's misfortune by them.
Using quotings of Shakespeare's plays(not only Romeo and Juliet) Kishon makes his play more vivid and the characters themselves with the way they behave make the whole scene seem absurd.
Everyone will agree that Romeo and Juliet simply HAD to die not to turn out as described in this story

I have had this book for many years but recently, unfortuantely lent it to someone who says they do not have it, so I'm desperate for another copy. Its one of those serious and very funny books, especially the David/Goliath story that gets reversed and the Scattered Umbrellas story which coming from England gets thought about such a lot, I must relate the story so many times to peole as they gain and lose umbrellas, as you know we love to talk about weather in England. Can u help me get a copy