New Releases by Jonathan Safran foer

Jonathan Safran foer is the author of New American Haggadah (2014), Hiroshi Sugimoto: the Long Never (2014), Everything Is Illuminated (2013), Molto forte, incredibilmente vicino (2013), Totul este iluminat (2012).

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New American Haggadah

release date: Mar 04, 2014
New American Haggadah
Jonathan Safran Foer''s and Nathan Englander''s spectacular Haggadah-now in paperback. Upon hardcover publication, NEW AMERICAN HAGGADAH was praised as a momentous re-envisioning through prayer, song, and ritual of one of our oldest, most timeless, and sacred stories-Moses leading the ancient Israelites out of slavery in Egypt to wander the desert for 40 years before reaching the Promised Land. Featuring a new translation of the traditional text by Nathan Englander and provocative essays by a collection of major Jewish writers and thinkers, it was received not only as a religious document but a magnificent literary and artistic achievement. Now, after two years of patience, those readers who asked for a paperback edition have gotten their wish.

Hiroshi Sugimoto: the Long Never

release date: Jan 01, 2014
Hiroshi Sugimoto: the Long Never
The Long Never is a special-edition book containing 65 artworks by Hiroshi Sugimoto (born 1948). Composed of photographs from five series--Meteorites, Dioramas, Pre-Photographic Time Recording Devices, Lightning Fields and Seascapes--the sequence of images in this book conjures a natural history of the planet, perhaps even one untouched by humans. The black-and-white photographs are hand-tipped onto the pages of the book, which is wrapped in silk cloth. Celebrated author Jonathan Safran Foer has written an original story for the volume. Foer''s text sits on the page underneath each artwork, so the reader must lift up each photograph in order to read the story. The Long Never is limited to an edition of 360 copies. It is housed in a custom-made brushed aluminum slipcase. Each copy contains a colophon with the number of the edition and is signed by Sugimoto.

Everything Is Illuminated

release date: Sep 03, 2013
Everything Is Illuminated
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Jonathan Safran Foer''s debut—"a funny, moving...deeply felt novel about the dangers of confronting the past and the redemption that comes with laughing at it, even when that seems all but impossible." (Time) With only a yellowing photograph in hand, a young man—also named Jonathan Safran Foer—sets out to find the woman who might or might 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. As their adventure unfolds, Jonathan imagines the history of his grandfather’s village, conjuring a magical fable of startling symmetries that unite generations across time. As his search moves back in time, the fantastical history moves forward, until reality collides with fiction in a heart-stopping scene of extraordinary power. “Imagine a novel as verbally cunning as A Clockwork Orange, as harrowing as The Painted Bird, as exuberant and twee as Candide, and you have Everything Is Illuminated . . . Read it, and you''ll feel altered, chastened—seared in the fire of something new.” — Washington Post “A rambunctious tour de force of inventive and intelligent storytelling . . . Foer can place his reader’s hand on the heart of human experience, the transcendent beauty of human connections. Read, you can feel the life beating.” — Philadelphia Inquirer

Molto forte, incredibilmente vicino

release date: May 22, 2013
Molto forte, incredibilmente vicino
Oskar, un newyorkese di nove anni a suo modo geniale, ama inventare singolari dispositivi. Inventa camicie di becchime per farsi trasportare in volo dagli uccelli in caso di emergenza, inventa un sistema di tubi collegato ai cuscini di tutti i letti di New York per raccogliere le lacrime di chi piange prima di dormire, riversarle nel laghetto del Central Park e mostrare ogni giorno il livello di sofferenza della sua città. A Oskar capita di piangere sul cuscino, da quando suo padre è morto nell’attacco alle Torri Gemelle. E per non soccombere sotto il peso di un dolore così violento e nuovo cerca la forza nella sua fantasia più che nell’abbraccio di chi gli è rimasto. Un giorno, non troppo per caso, in un vaso azzurro trovato nell’armadio del padre scopre una busta che contiene una chiave. Sul retro della busta c’è una scritta: «Black». Che serratura apre quella chiave? E se Black è un nome, chi è Black? Per scoprirlo Oskar intende bussare alla porta di tutti i Mr e Mrs Black della città, e se il suo viaggio per i distretti di New York non gli riporterà chi se n’è andato per sempre, gli restituirà un passato lontano che ha sconvolto la vita dei suoi nonni paterni e di un’intera generazione: il passato dell’Europa devastata dalla Seconda guerra mondiale. La vicenda di questo ragazzino eccezionale e della sua famiglia farà piangere, ridere, riflettere. Farà sentire ogni lettore parte di un dolore che va molto al di là della tragedia di Manhattan: è il dolore di tutte le vittime civili dei conflitti, di tutte le città attaccate, di tutti gli amanti che la guerra ha separato per sempre.

Totul este iluminat

release date: Dec 17, 2012
Totul este iluminat
Roman tradus în treizeci şi două de ţări, distins cu Guardian First Book Prize, National Jewish Book Award şi New York Public Library Young Lions Prize. În anul 2005 a fost ecranizat în regia lui Liev Schreiber, cu Elijah Wood în rolul principal. „Ar trebui să daţi uitării tot ce aţi citit despre acest roman. Căci veţi citi că Totul este iluminat e o adevărată capodoperă, că Jonathan Safran Foer, la numai douăzeci şi patru de ani, şi-a câştigat locul printre autorii de prima mână, scriind o carte cu totul nouă şi originală, care a schimbat însăşi noţiunea de roman. Nu veţi crede nimic din toate astea şi, prin urmare, veţi hotărî să nu citiţi cartea. Ceea ce ar fi un dezastru, pentru că fiecare cuvânt de mai sus este adevarat." (London Times) Un tânăr, Jonathan Safran Foer, ajunge în Ucraina, călăuzit de o fotografie de familie îngalbenită. El se află în căutarea femeii care, cu cincizeci de ani în urmă, l-a salvat pe bunicul lui de nazişti. În periplul său este însoţit de tânărul Alex, ghidul ucrainean a cărui engleză stâlcită stârneşte hohote de râs. Alături de bunicul acestuia, hăituit de amintirile războiului, şi de căţeaua Sammy Davis Jr. Jr., Jonathan parcurge un traseu iniţiatic la capătul căruia îl aşteaptă un secret teribil.

Extrem de tare si incredibil de aproape

release date: Aug 13, 2012
Extrem de tare si incredibil de aproape
Oskar Schell este inventator, francofil, explorator, pacifist, astrofizician amator, bijutier, admirator al lui Stephen Hawking şi fan Beatles. Are nouă ani. Şi o misiune secretă: să străbată New Yorkul în căutarea încuietorii la care se potriveşte o cheie misterioasă, găsită printre lucrurile tatălui său, victimă a atentatului de la 11 septembrie. Din specia inocenţilor inspiraţi care s-au mai făcut „auziţi“ în literatură de la William Faulkner la Kurt Vonnegut, Oskar filtrează lumea prin lentilele lui de copil supradotat, poate autist, poate doar dureros de precoce. Are o voce uneori exasperantă, alteori nemaipomenit de duioasă, de cele mai multe ori hipnotică - şi un umor involuntar de zile mari. Ceilalţi doi povestitori, la fel de enigmatici, sunt protagoniştii unei iubiri mutilate, puse sub semnul unei alte tragedii a lumii moderne, şi astfel ia naştere ruta narativă World Trade Center – Dresda – Hiroshima, ca o punere în abis a durerii mai multor generaţii. Cu toate că Jonathan Safran Foer taie în carnea istoriei recente, nici un rând din roman nu reverberează apocaliptic, dulceag sau tendenţios. La catharsisul emoţional pe care îl provoacă această carte contribuie şi componenta ei vizuală, un alt fel de text, crescut din carnea celui present în litere, un alt fel de poveste.

Tan fuerte, tan cerca

release date: Mar 08, 2012
Tan fuerte, tan cerca
Oskar Schell es un niño de nueve años muy especial, dotado de una aguda sensibilidad y de un talento versátil, que, tras perder a su padre aquel 11 de septiembre de 2001, encuentra entre los enseres del difunto un sobre con la palabra «Black» escrita en el dorso y una llave en su interior. Inmediatamente el pequeño decide que esa llave resolverá el misterio del último día de su padre, explicará por qué estaba en las torres, cuál fue el motivo de su muerte. Empieza así la peculiar e insólita odisea de Oskar por la herida ciudad de Nueva York en busca de todas las personas, lugares u objetos relacionados con el misterioso sobre. Al tiempo que el fantasma de su padre se dibuja en la telaraña de Manhattan, se iluminan también los orígenes de Oskar y la historia de sus abuelos, huidos de Dresde durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. En Tan fuerte, tan cerca Jonathan Safran Foer consigue convertir la tragedia en misterio, y al contar los secretos de un hombre cuenta la historia del siglo XX. «La segunda novela de Jonathan Safran Foer es todo lo que uno esperaba que fuera: ambiciosa, pirotécnica, intrigante y extraordinariamente conmovedora. Un logro excepcional.» SALMAN RUSHDIE La opinión del editor: Tras la celebrada Todo está iluminado , Jonathan Safran Foer lleva a cabo en su segunda novela la primera recreación literaria del atentado de las torres gemelas y supera incluso la hondura y la originalidad de su opera prima.

Alles is verlicht

release date: Mar 05, 2012
Alles is verlicht
Een jonge Amerikaan, Jonathan Safran Foer geheten, reist naar het platteland van Oekraine. Slechts gewapend met een vergeelde foto gaat hij op zoek naar Augustine, de vrouw die, zo is hem verteld, zijn grootvader uit de handen van de nazi''s heeft gered. Vergezeld door de onvergetelijke Alex, zijn jonge Oekraïense tolk die behept is met een komisch spraakverwarrend accent, maakt Jonathan een donquichotachtige zoektocht door een verwoest landschap, terug naar een onverwacht verleden. Verweven met dit verhaal is de betoverende legende over zijn grootvaders dorp in de Oekraïne en de lotgevallen van een kleine gemeenschap, van de achttiende eeuw tot aan de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Uiteindelijk komen alle geschiedenissen bij elkaar in een hartverscheurende climax van uitzonderlijke kracht.

Faut-il manger les animaux ?

release date: Feb 01, 2012
Faut-il manger les animaux ?
Etre carnivore est-il moralement légitime? Comment traitons-nous les animaux que nous consommons ? Avant de se lancer dans une vaste enquête, Jonathan Safran Foer convoque souvenirs d''enfance, données statistiques et arguments philosophiques pour interroger nos comportements vis-à-vis des animaux. Il dénonce ainsi l''abomination actuelle des pratiques d''élevage et d''abattage, tout en se penchant sur les derniers vestiges d''une civilisation qui respectait encore l''animal. Choquant, drôle et inattendu.

Extreem luid en ongelooflijk dichtbij

release date: Jan 17, 2012
Extreem luid en ongelooflijk dichtbij
Prachtig verfilmd met in de hoofdrollen Tom Hanks en Sandra Bullock. De negenjarige Oskar heeft zijn vader verloren bij de bomaanslagen op 11 september. Hij raakt verwikkeld in een geheime zoektocht door New York, om het slot te vinden dat past bij een mysterieuze sleutel die van zijn vader is geweest. Zo probeert hij betekenis te geven aan diens dood.

心靈鑰匙

release date: Jan 01, 2012
心靈鑰匙
Traditional Chinese edition of Extremely loud and incredibly close: a novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. A nine-year-old searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The movie, starring Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock, is released on 20 January 2012. In Traditional Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

特别响, 非常近

release date: Jan 01, 2012
特别响, 非常近
In a vase in a closet, a couple of years after his father died in 9/11, nine-year-old Oskar discovers a key ... The key belonged to his father, he''s sure of that. But which of New York''s 162 million locks does it open? So begins a quest that takes Oskar - inventor, letter-writer and amateur detective - across New York''s five boroughs and into the jumbled lives of friends, relatives and complete strangers. He gets heavy boots, he gives himself little bruises and he inches ever nearer to the heart of a family mystery that stretches back fifty years. But will it take him any closer to, or even further from, his lost father?

Jako glasno i nevjerojatno blizu

release date: Jan 01, 2012

New Jersey Noir

release date: Nov 01, 2011
New Jersey Noir
Discover the darker side of the Garden State with this anthology of gritty mystery stories. Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each volume is compromised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct location within the geographical area of the book. In New Jersey Noir, a star-studded cast of authors sifts through the hidden dirt of the Garden State. Featuring brand-new stories (and a few poems) by Joyce Carol Oates, Jonathan Safran Foer, Robert Pinsky, Edmund White & Michael Carroll, Richard Burgin, Pulitzer Prize–winner Paul Muldoon, Sheila Kohler, C.K. Williams, Gerald Stern, Lou Manfredo, S.A. Solomon, Bradford Morrow, Jonathan Santlofer, Jeffrey Ford, S.J. Rozan, Barry N. Malzberg & Bill Pronzini, Hirsh Sawhney, and Robert Arellano. Praise for New Jersey Noir “Oates’s introduction to Akashic’s noir volume dedicated to the Garden State, with its evocative definition of the genre, is alone worth the price of the book . . . Highlights include Lou Manfredo’s “Soul Anatomy,” in which a politically connected rookie cop is involved in a fatal shooting in Camden; S.J. Rozan’s “New Day Newark,” in which an elderly woman takes a stand against two drug-dealing gangs; and Jonathan Santlofer’s “Lola,” in which a struggling Hoboken artist finds his muse . . . . Poems by C.K. Williams, Paul Muldoon, and others—plus photos by Gerald Slota—enhance this distinguished entry.” —Publishers Weekly “It was inevitable that this fine noir series would reach New Jersey. It took longer than some readers might have wanted, but, oh boy, was it worth the wait . . . More than most of the entries in the series, this volume is about mood and atmosphere more than it is about plot and character . . . It should go without saying that regular readers of the noir series will seek this one out, but beyond that, the book also serves as a very good introduction to what is a popular but often misunderstood term and style of writing.” —Booklist, Starred Review “A lovingly collected assortment of tales and poems that range from the disturbing to the darkly humorous.” —Shelf Awareness

Extrem laut und unglaublich nah

release date: Jul 04, 2011
Extrem laut und unglaublich nah
Extrem gut und unglaublich gelungen – der neue Roman von Jonathan Safran Foer Wie wunderbar er erzählen kann, hat Jonathan Safran Foer schon in seinem ersten Roman Alles ist erleuchtet bewiesen. Mit der unvergesslichen Geschichte des kleinen Oskar Schell, der am 11. September den Vater verloren hat, zeigt Foer erneut sein literarisches Können. Ein mutiges Buch, gefühlsstark, traurig und komisch zugleich. Oskar Schell ist neun Jahre alt. Wie er auf seiner Visitenkarte mitteilt, ist er Pazifist, Erfinder, Schmuckdesigner, Tamburinspieler. Vor allem aber ist er tief traurig und verstört über den Tod seines Vaters. Mit dem Tamburin läuft Oskar durch New York, auf der Suche nach einem Türschloss, in das ein geheimnisvoller Schlüssel aus den Hinterlassenschaften des Vaters passen könnte. Auf dieser Odyssee begegnet Oskar, der den Grund für den sinnlosen Tod des Vaters herausfinden will, vielen ungewöhnlichen Menschen und gerät in aberwitzige Abenteuer. Verbunden mit Oskars Geschichte ist die seiner deutschen Großeltern, die nach der Bombardierung Dresdens, gezeichnet von Trauer und Verlust, nach New York geflüchtet sind. Drei Schicksale, drei Stimmen. Foer gelingt es, das bewegende Schicksal einer Familie darzustellen und zu zeigen, dass Schmerz und Komik, Sprachlosigkeit und Absurdität unglaublich nah beieinander liegen. Der Text ist durchzogen von Bildern, die Oskars Vorstellungen illustrieren und vertiefen. Extrem laut und unglaublich nah ist ein literarisches Ereignis. Extrem laut und unglaublich nah erscheint in über 12 Ländern. Der Titel erscheint als Hörbuch im Argon Verlag.

Alles ist erleuchtet

release date: Jul 04, 2011
Alles ist erleuchtet
»Ein Debüt, wie es lange keines gegeben hat: In seinem Roman Alles ist erleuchtet vollbringt Jonathan Safran Foer das Wunder der erfundenen Erinnerung.« Hubert Spiegel, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Man lacht und weint und ist hingerissen vom Talent eines jungen Autors. Er erzählt die phantastische Geschichte eines jüdischen Schtetls, das Schicksal seiner Familie während des Holocaust und die Abenteuer eines jungen Amerikaners, der aufgebrochen ist, um die Vergangenheit zu suchen. Ein junger Amerikaner kommt in die Ukraine. Er heißt zufällig Jonathan Safran Foer. Im Gepäck hat er das vergilbte Foto einer Frau namens Augustine. Sie soll gegen Ende des 2. Weltkrieges seinen Großvater vor den Nazis gerettet haben. Jonathan will Augustine finden und Trachimbrod, den Ort, aus dem seine Familie stammt. Sein Reiseführer ist ein alter Ukrainer mit einem noch älteren klapprigen Auto, sein Dolmetscher dessen Enkel Alex, ein unglaubliches Großmaul und ein Genie im Verballhornen von Sprache. Mit von der Partie ist noch Sammy Davis jr. jr., eine neurotische Promenadenmischung mit einer Leidenschaft für Jonathan, der Angst vor Hunden hat. Die Reise führt durch eine verwüstete Gegend und in eine Zeit des Grauens. Alex berichtet in seiner unnachahmlichen Sprache von den Abenteuern und irrsinnigen Missverständnissen während dieser Fahrt, Jonathan erzählt die phantastische Geschichte Trachimbrods bis zum furchtbaren Ende, und der alte Ukrainer begegnet den Gespenstern seiner Vergangenheit. Alex und Jonathan aber sind zum Schluss der Reise Freunde geworden. Übersetzungsrechte in fast 20 Sprachen vergeben.

Comer animales

release date: Apr 05, 2011
Comer animales
Cuando Jonathan Safran Foer iba a convertirse en padre empezó a preocuparse por la forma más responsable de alimentar a su hijo. ¿Cuáles son las consecuencias de comer animales para la salud? ¿Cuáles los efectos económicos, sociales y ambientales de hacerlo? Mezclando con maestría filosofía, literatura, ciencia y la narración de sus propias aventuras detectivescas, Comer animales explora el origen de nuestros hábitos alimenticios: desde las costumbres nacionales a las tradiciones familiares, pasando por una atroz falta de información. Con una profunda perspicacia, un equilibrado sentido ético y una creatividad desbordante, Safran Foer revela la espeluznante verdad sobre el precio pagado por el medio ambiente, el Tercer Mundo y los animales para que podamos tener carne en nuestras mesas.

Se niente importa

release date: Dec 30, 2010
Se niente importa
«Gli orrori quotidiani dell’allevamento intensivo sono raccontati in modo così vivido... che chiunque, dopo aver letto il libro di Foer, continuasse a consumare i prodotti industriali, dovrebbe essere senza cuore o senza raziocinio.» J.M. Coetzee «Se niente importa è un libro necessario.» Moni Ovadia Jonathan Safran Foer, da piccolo, trascorreva il sabato e la domenica con sua nonna. Quando arrivava, lei lo sollevava per aria stringendolo in un forte abbraccio, e lo stesso faceva quando andava via. Ma non era solo affetto, il suo: dietro c’era la preoccupazione costante di sapere che il nipote avesse mangiato a sufficienza. La preoccupazione di chi è quasi morto di fame durante la guerra, ma è stato capace di rifiutare della carne di maiale che l’avrebbe tenuto in vita, perché non era cibo kosher, perché «se niente importa, non c’è niente da salvare». Il cibo per lei non è solo cibo, è «terrore, dignità, gratitudine, vendetta, gioia, umiliazione, religione, storia e, ovviamente, amore». Una volta diventato padre, Foer ripensa a questo insegnamento e inizia a interrogarsi su cosa sia la carne, perché nutrire suo figlio non è come nutrire se stesso, è più importante. Questo libro è il frutto di un’indagine durata quasi tre anni che l’ha portato negli allevamenti intensivi, visitati anche nel cuore della notte, che l’ha spinto a raccontare le violenze sugli animali e i venefici trattamenti a base di farmaci che devono subire, a descrivere come vengono uccisi per diventare il nostro cibo quotidiano. In un libro che è insieme racconto, inchiesta e testimonianza, Foer invita tutti alla riflessione, indicando nel dolore degli animali – e soprattutto nella nostra sensibilità verso chi è «inerme» e «senza voce» – il discrimine fra umano e inumano, fra chi accetta senza discutere le condizioni imposte dall’allevamento industriale e chi le mette in discussione.

Ogni cosa è illuminata

release date: Dec 30, 2010
Ogni cosa è illuminata
«Qualche volta, basta un solo libro per cancellare i nostri dubbi sulla letteratura di oggi.» la Repubblica - Pietro Citati «Il libro straordinario di uno scrittore straordinario.» Corriere della Sera - Fernanda Pivano «Ogni cosa è illuminata è un libro definitivo.» ttl - La Stampa - Elena Loewenthal Versione aggiornata e corretta nel luglio 2013 «Qualche volta, basta un solo libro per cancellare i nostri dubbi sulla letteratura di oggi.» Pietro Citati, la Repubblica «Il libro straordinario di uno scrittore straordinario.» Fernanda Pivano, Corriere della Sera Con una vecchia fotografia in mano, un giovane studente ebreo americano intraprende un viaggio in Ucraina alla ricerca della donna che (forse) ha salvato suo nonno dai nazisti. Ad accompagnarlo sono il coetaneo Alex, della locale agenzia «Viaggi Tradizione», suo nonno – affetto da una cecità psicosomatica ma sempre al volante della loro auto – e un cane puzzolente. Il racconto esilarante, ma a tratti anche straziato, del loro itinerario si alterna a una vera e propria saga ebraica, che ripercorre la storia favolosa di un villaggio ucraino del Settecento fino alla distruzione avvenuta a opera dei nazisti. Un viaggio immaginoso aggrappato ai fili della memoria, fili impregnati di vita vera, storie d''amore, vicende tragiche e farsesche. Un modo tutto nuovo di rileggere il passato per illuminare il nostro presente.

Tiere essen

release date: Sep 01, 2010
Tiere essen
»Tiere essen« ist ein leidenschaftliches Buch über die Frage, was wir essen und warum. Der hoch gelobte amerikanische Romancier und Bestsellerautor Jonathan Safran Foer hat ein aufrüttelndes Buch über Fleischkonsum und dessen Folgen geschrieben, das weltweit Furore macht und bei uns mit Spannung erwartet wird. Wie viele junge Menschen schwankte Jonathan Safran Foer lange zwischen Fleischgenuss und Vegetarismus hin und her. Als er Vater wurde und er und seine Frau überlegten, wie sie ihr Kind ernähren würden, bekamen seine Fragen eine neue Dringlichkeit: Warum essen wir Tiere? Würden wir sie auch essen, wenn wir wüssten, wo sie herkommen? Foer stürzt sich mit Leib und Seele in sein Thema. Er recherchiert auf eigene Faust, bricht nachts in Tierfarmen ein, konsultiert einschlägige Studien und spricht mit zahlreichen Akteuren und Experten. Vor allem aber geht er der Frage auf den Grund, was Essen für den Menschen bedeutet. Auch Foer kennt die trostspendende Kraft einer fleischhaltigen Lieblingsmahlzeit, die seit Generationen in einer Familie gekocht wird. In einer brillanten Synthese aus Philosophie, Literatur, Wissenschaft und eigenen Undercover-Reportagen bricht Foer in »Tiere essen« eine Lanze für eine bewusste Wahl. Er hinterfragt die Geschichten, die wir uns selbst erzählen, um unser Essverhalten zu rechtfertigen, und die dazu beitragen, dass wir der Wirklichkeit der Massentierhaltung und deren Konsequenzen nicht ins Auge sehen. »Tiere essen« besticht durch eine elegante Sprache, überraschende Denkfiguren und viel Humor. Foer zeigt ein großes Herz für menschliche Schwächen, lässt sich aber in seinem leidenschaftlichen Plädoyer für die Möglichkeiten ethischen Handelns nicht bremsen. Eine unverzichtbare Lektüre für jeden Menschen, der über sich und die Welt – und seinen Platz in ihr – nachdenkt. Mit einem eigens für die deutsche Ausgabe geschriebenen Vorwort von Jonathan Safran Foer. »Diese Geschichte begann nicht als ein Buch. Ich wollte nur wissen – für mich und für meine Familie – was Fleisch eigentlich ist. Wo kommt es her? Wie wird es produziert? Welche Folgen hat unser Fleischkonsum für die Wirtschaft, die Gesellschaft und unsere Umwelt? Gibt es Tiere, die man bedenkenlos essen kann? Gibt es Situationen, in denen der Verzicht auf Fleisch falsch ist? Warum essen wir kein Hundefleisch? Was als persönliche Untersuchung begann, wurde rasch sehr viel mehr als das ...« Jonathan Safran Foer Der Titel enthält eine vom Vegetarierbund Deutschlands (VEBU) zusammengestellte Übersicht zur Sachlage der Massentierhaltung in der Bundesrepublik. »Ich liebe Würste auch, aber ich esse sie nicht.« Jonathan Safran Foer in der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung

Tree of Codes

release date: Jan 01, 2010
Tree of Codes
A masterful work of storytelling, a unique sculptural object created through a collaborative process between Visual Editions and author. A curiosity with the die-cut technique was combined with the pages'' physical relationship to one another and how this could somehow be developed to work with a meaningful narrative. This led to Jonathan deciding to use an existing piece of text and cut a new story out of it - his favourite book, The Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz. Writing, cutting and proto-typing has created a new story cut from the words of an old favourite.

Dieren eten

release date: Oct 31, 2009
Dieren eten
Tot enkele jaren geleden was Jonathan Safran Foer afwisselend vegetariër en vleeseter.Toen hij echtgenoot en vader werd, stelde hij zichzelf de vraag: waarom eten we dieren? En zouden we ze ook eten als we wisten hoe ze op ons bord terechtkomen? In een briljante synthese van filosofie, literatuur, wetenschap en undercoverjournalistiek onderzoekt Foer in Dieren eten de verschillende verhalen die we onszelf vertellen om ons eetgedrag te rechtvaardigen van folklore tot populaire cultuur, van familietradities tot westerse mythen en laat hij zien hoe die verhalen onze onwetendheid in stand houden. Dieren eten getuigt van sterke morele gedrevenheid en grote ruimhartigheid, voor mensen en voor dieren. Het is geschreven met de stilistische brille en creativiteit die Foers twee vorige boeken tot bestsellers maakten. Het resultaat is een prikkelend en uitdagend boek over de verhalen die ons verteld worden en de verhalen die ons verteld moeten worden.

Eating Animals

release date: Oct 14, 2009
Eating Animals
Part memoir and part investigative report, Eating Animals is the groundbreaking moral examination of vegetarianism, farming, and the food we eat every day that inspired the documentary of the same name. Bestselling author Jonathan Safran Foer spent much of his life oscillating between enthusiastic carnivore and occasional vegetarian. For years he was content to live with uncertainty about his own dietary choices but once he started a family, the moral dimensions of food became increasingly important. Faced with the prospect of being unable to explain why we eat some animals and not others, Foer set out to explore the origins of many eating traditions and the fictions involved with creating them. Traveling to the darkest corners of our dining habits, Foer raises the unspoken question behind every fish we eat, every chicken we fry, and every burger we grill. Part memoir and part investigative report, Eating Animals is a book that, in the words of the Los Angeles Times, places Jonathan Safran Foer "at the table with our greatest philosophers" -and a must-read for anyone who cares about building a more humane and healthy world.

Extreem luid & ongelooflijk dichtbij

release date: Jan 01, 2009

Extreem luid & ongelooflijk dichtbij / Groen / druk 1

release date: Jan 01, 2008
Extreem luid & ongelooflijk dichtbij / Groen / druk 1
Wanneer een 9-jarige jongen in New York op zoek gaat naar informatie over zijn vader, die bij de aanslag op 11 september 2001 is omgekomen, vindt hij iets anders dan hij verwachtte.

Extrêmement fort et incroyablement près

release date: Jan 01, 2007
Extrêmement fort et incroyablement près
Le point de vue de l''éditeurOskar, 9 ans, est surdoué, ultrasensible, fou d''astrophysique, fan des Beatles et collectionneur de cactées miniatures. Son père est mort dans les attentats du World Trade Center en lui laissant une clé. Persuadé qu''elle expliquera cette disparition injuste, le jeune garçon recherche la serrure qui lui correspond. Sa quête désespérée l''entraîne aux quatre coins de la ville où règne le climat délétère de l''après 11-Septembre.Coup de CoeurOskar Schell, un garçon de neuf ans extrêmement intelligent et incroyablement fantasque, se lance dans un singulier jeu de piste à travers tout New York. En effet, un an après la mort de son père dans les attentats du 11 septembre, il trouve une curieuse petite clé. Dans la certitude que cette clé résoudra le mystère de la disparition de son père, il part à la recherche de la serrure correspondante. Il fera des rencontres surprenantes et traversera « la Grande Pomme » au fil de ses découvertes. Ce texte, qu''on pourrait qualifier d''OVNI littéraire de par sa typographie ahurissante, est avant tout une histoire poignante et magnifique écrite sur un ton léger, truculent, jubilatoire ! Laissez-vous surprendre et entraîner par ce magnifique roman, l''un des meilleurs de ces dernières années. Si vous n''avez pas encore lu le premier roman de ce jeune écrivain, Tout est illuminé, un ouvrage lui aussi ébouriffant, n''hésitez pas à le découvrir dans la foulée !Caroline Cremona, Libraire, Payot-La Chaux-de-Fonds

Полная иллюминация

release date: Jan 01, 2007

Todo Esta Iluminado

release date: Jul 01, 2005
Todo Esta Iluminado
Pocas veces una novela logra arrancarnos irresistibles carcajadas para luego dejarnos lentamente con una sonrisa helada en los labios. Con tan sólo veinticinco años, el autor ha escrito una obra de una madurez inaudita, llena de sorpresas y espejismos, susceptible de múltiples lecturas, transida de emoción, misterio, humor y ternura. La historia cuenta el viaje de un joven norteamericano a Ucrania en busca de los orígenes de su familia, una inquietante y divertida odisea a través de los claroscuros de la memoria en la que poco a poco se irán iluminando los desertados escenarios de un pasado turbador: la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el holocausto o la fundación, en el siglo XVIII, de Trachimbrod, el pueblo del que es originaria la familia del protagonista.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

release date: Jan 01, 2005
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran Foer emerged as one of the most original writers of his generation with his best-selling debut novel, Everything Is Illuminated. Now, with humor, tenderness, and awe, he confronts the traumas of our recent history. What he discovers is solace in that most human quality, imagination. Meet Oskar Schell, an inventor, Francophile, tambourine player, Shakespearean actor, jeweler, pacifist, correspondent with Stephen Hawking and Ringo Starr. He is nine years old. And he is on an urgent, secret search through the five boroughs of New York. His mission is to find the lock that fits a mysterious key belonging to his father, who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11. An inspired innocent, Oskar is alternately endearing, exasperating, and hilarious as he careens from Central Park to Coney Island to Harlem on his search. Along the way he is always dreaming up inventions to keep those he loves safe from harm. What about a birdseed shirt to let you fly away? What if you could actually hear everyone''s heartbeat? His goal is hopeful, but the past speaks a loud warning in stories of those who''ve lost loved ones before. As Oskar roams New York, he encounters a motley assortment of humanity who are all survivors in their own way. He befriends a 103-year-old war reporter, a tour guide who never leaves the Empire State Building, and lovers enraptured or scorned. Ultimately, Oskar ends his journey where it began, at his father''s grave. But now he is accompanied by the silent stranger who has been renting the spare room of his grandmother''s apartment. They are there to dig up his father''s empty coffin.
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