ABSTRACT
A satirical piece by Israel’s foremost playwright, the late Hanoch Levin, recounts a conversation that takes place between two female neighbors in Tel Aviv. At the beginning of the exchange, Shuster, a teacher by profession, makes the claim that the world is flat. Markus is shocked, yet Shuster continues her argument by questioning the existence of Australia:
Shuster: […] Did you ever see Australia? Markus: No. Shuster: Did you ever check whether Australia exists at all? Markus: What does it mean, “whether Australia exists”? Shuster: Yes, yes, that is exactly what I said, “whether Australia exists.” Because
who tells us about Australia, who circulates maps of Australia, material on Australia, who tries to convince us that there is such a place as Australia?—The Australian Embassy. But surely they are not objective, they are Australians.
