![]() ![]() His other noticeable work included a libretto written for an opera ‘Seven Attempted Escapes from Silence’ and an artwork in the shape of a book ‘Tree of Codes’ (2010) created with the words from his favourite book, Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz. His third book and first non-fiction work, Eating Animals was published in 2009. Despite being widely criticized upon his experimental writing the book became a best seller again and also a movie adaptation was made by Stephen Daldry. Jonathan Foer’s second novel, ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ got published in 2005.The novel is a story of a nine year old boy who lost his father in the 11th September attacks on the World Trade Centre. In 2005, a film adaptation has been made based on the novel. This novel earned him some of the most prestigious awards including a Guardian First Book Award and National Jewish Book Award. ![]() This was his first novel published in 2002. Foer went to Ukraine to do further research for his thesis which eventually turned into a phenomenal novel Everything Is Illuminated. In 2001, he had edited a compilation of work inspired by Joseph Cornell named as A Convergence of Birds: Original Fiction and Poetry. ![]()
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