Jonathan Safran Foer
American novelist whose debut Everything Is Illuminated reimagined the Holocaust through postmodern experimentation and dark comedy. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close explored September 11 grief through a child's perspective. He is one of the most discussed novelists of his generation.
Works
- Everything Is IlluminatedJewish novelist and Ukrainian translator search Ukraine for mystical roots
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseNine-year-old boy grieves 9/11 through elaborate home project and letters
- Here I AmMarried couple faces identity crisis, infidelity, and war in contemporary life
- We Are the WeatherEssays on climate crisis, vegetarianism, and personal responsibility to environment
- Eating AnimalsPhilosophical investigation of industrial animal agriculture and ethical eating