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With only a yellowing photograph in hand, a young man -- also named Jonathan Safran Foer -- sets out to find the woman who may or may not have saved his grandfather from the Nazis. Accompanied by an old man haunted by memories of the war; an amorous dog named Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior; and the unforgettable Alex, a young Ukrainian translator who speaks in a sublimely butchered English, Jonathan is led on a quixotic journey over a devastated landscape and into an unexpected past. By turns comic and tragic, but always passionate, wildly inventive, and touched with an indelible humanity, this debut novel is a powerful, deeply felt story of for the past, family, and truth.
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Everything Is Illuminated, Jonathan Safran Foer
- Taal
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2005
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- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Jonathan Safran Foer
- Uitgever
- Penguin Books
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2005
- Reeks
- Tags
- Fictie, Historisch thema, Historische romans, Humor, Familie, Hedendaagse literatuur, Tweede Wereldoorlog, Amerikaanse Literatuur, Herinneringen, Verfilmd, Joden, Verleden, Holocaust, Magisch realisme, Zoektocht, Debuut, Oekraïne, Persecutie van Joden, Generaties en generatieverschillen
- Eerste editie
- 2002
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- Everything Is Illuminated
- Beoordeling
- 3,9 van 5
- Aantekening
- With only a yellowing photograph in hand, a young man -- also named Jonathan Safran Foer -- sets out to find the woman who may or may not have saved his grandfather from the Nazis. Accompanied by an old man haunted by memories of the war; an amorous dog named Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior; and the unforgettable Alex, a young Ukrainian translator who speaks in a sublimely butchered English, Jonathan is led on a quixotic journey over a devastated landscape and into an unexpected past. By turns comic and tragic, but always passionate, wildly inventive, and touched with an indelible humanity, this debut novel is a powerful, deeply felt story of for the past, family, and truth.