Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Name: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Author: Jonathan Safran Foer

by Jonathan Safran Foer

Nine-year-old boy grieves 9/11 through elaborate home project and letters

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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.

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