Everything Is Illuminated

Jonathan Safran Foer

2002

It was agreed that Grandfather and I would go forth at midnight of 1 July. This would present us with fifteen hours. It was agreed, by everyone except for Grandfather and I, that we should travel to the Lvov train station as soon as we entered the city of Lvov. It was agreed by Father that Grandfather should loiter with patience in the car, while I…

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Jonathan Safran Foer

b. 1977

Born in Washington, D.C., Jonathan Safran Foer is the author of novels and short stories. His works have appeared in periodicals such as The New Yorker and the Guardian, and have been anthologized and translated into several languages. Foer is the recipient of the Zoetrope Fiction Prize, the Guardian Prize for a First Book, the National Jewish Book Award, and the New York Public Library’s Young Lion Award. Everything Is Illuminated was adapted as a film in 2005.

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