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Here I Am

By Jonathan Safran Foer
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Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer intricately weaves the story of a modern American family grappling with deep personal strife amidst the backdrop of a Middle Eastern catastrophe. As they navigate the complexities of identity, belonging, and generational divides, tensions surface, revealing the fragile connections that bind them. It's a poignant exploration of family dynamics, love, and self-discovery.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate a profound exploration of identity, family dynamics, and the complexities of modern life. It offers a compelling narrative filled with emotional depth, humour, and philosophical reflections, making it an intriguing read for those captivated by intricate character studies and rich storytelling.

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Exuberantly funny and deeply moving, a monumental American novel about family, identity and modern life.

Jacob and Julia Bloch have a problem. While they've been coaxing Jacob's grandfather into a retirement home, bracing themselves for a family reunion, and struggling to keep their eldest son from being expelled, a discovery is made that risks destroying their marriage. And as domestic crises multiply in the foreground, a global disaster is looming on the horizon...

Confronting the enduring question of what it means to be human with inventiveness, irreverence and compassion, Here I Am is a great American novel for our times, a masterpiece about how we live now.

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Jonathan Safran Foer's Here I Am is lauded for its exhilarating and moving portrayal of a personal and familial crisis against a backdrop of global turmoil. Critics praise its clever and darkly humorous take on serious themes, with a narrative full of emotional depth and sharp observations. The novel is celebrated for its ambitious scope, blending wit with reflective insights, and is described as Foer’s most impressive work to date, characterized by its boldness, originality, and emotional honesty.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241966389

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 May 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 404g

Pages: 592

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Fiction General Fiction Jonathan Safran Foer Literary Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Jonathan Safran Foer is the author of Everything Is Illuminated, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Eating Animals and Here I Am. He has also edited a new modern edition of the sacred Jewish Haggadah. Everything Is Illuminated won several literary prizes, including the National Jewish Book Award and the Guardian First Book Award. He edited the anthology A Convergence of Birds- Original Fiction and Poetry Inspired by the Work of Joseph Cornell, and his stories have been published in the Paris Review, Conjunctions and the New Yorker. Jonathan Safran Foer teaches Creative Writing at New York University.

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