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If you were to ask one hundred jews what was the jewish book of the century, you would get one answer. Visual editions, 2010, 4 singlesided pages and afterword. Suffusing dead seriousness with a sardonic wit and a daring experimental technique, foer is unafraid to tackle the largest ethical questions. Sep 11, 2016 to the extent that jonathan safran foers often brilliant, always original but sometimes problematic new novel, here i am, has a central narrative, it involves four generations of a.
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