Jonathan Safran Foer

American novelist (born 1977)

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jonathan Safran Foer (born February 21, 1977) is an American author best known for his novels Everything Is Illuminated (2002) and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2005). In 2009, he published a work of nonfiction entitled Eating Animals. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Safran Foer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of…

Known for

David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count — Self2022
Etgar Keret: Based on a True Story — Himself2017
Wintergasten2007
Everything Is Illuminated — Leaf Blower2005

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Key facts

Born: ( 1977-02-21 ) February 21, 1977 (age 49) , Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Nickname: JSF
Occupation: Novelist
Education: Princeton University ( BA ), Mount Sinai Medical Center
Notable works: Everything Is Illuminated (2002)
Spouse: Nicole Krauss ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2004 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2014 )
Parents: Esther Safran Foer (mother)
Relatives: Franklin Foer (brother) Joshua Foer (brother)

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Washington, D.C.
Spouse: Nicole Krauss
Occupation: university teacher
Employer: Yale University
Languages spoken: English language
Notable work: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Student of: Joyce Carol Oates
Field of work: creative writing
Image: Jonathan Safran Foer.jpg

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date of birth: 1977-02-21
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name in native language: Jonathan Safran Foer
start of work period: 2002-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Jonathan Safran Foer (/fɔːr/; born February 21, 1977) is an American novelist. He is known for his novels Everything Is Illuminated (2002), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2005), Here I Am (2016), and for his non-fiction works Eating Animals (2009) and We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast (2019). He teaches creative writing at New York University.

Early life

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