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Submitted by Leslie, May 12, 2007 22:20

Jonathan Safran Foer (Everything is Illuminated) has also written a post 9/11 book that is very good. I will get the title wrong if I try, but he has only written 2 novels I believe (title could be: Incredibly Loud and Much too Close).

I would describe Foer as a 20 0r 30-something American who is recovering from the trauma of WW2. He is quite brilliant at interweaving different historical periods or events. His two books have had a big impact on me and helped crystallize my thinking about some ethical questions (one being about whether it is ever justified to use violence).

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