Jonathan Safran Foer – American novelist of the 21st century, author of Everything Is Illuminated and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. His fiction blends postmodern experimentation with deep emotional resonance, often dealing with memory, trauma, and the search for meaning. Considered a major new voice in American literature, he pushes the boundaries of form and feeling.
📚 His debut Everything Is Illuminated became an international bestseller. 🎬 Both major novels were adapted into Hollywood films. 💬 Known for visual experimentation – cut-outs, drawings, unconventional layouts. 🖋 Teaches creative writing at New York University. 🌍 His books have been translated into dozens of languages. 📖 Extremely Loud… is often seen as a literary response to 9/11 trauma. 🍽 Also wrote nonfiction Eating Animals, exploring food ethics. 🏆 Won the Guardian First Book Award and other honours. 👨👦 His brother is a noted musician and designer. 🙂 Funny note: once drafted fifty pages of a novel on café napkins, afraid the idea might vanish if he waited.