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Jonathan Safran Foer

American novelist · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1977 · age 49

Jonathan Safran Foer 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).

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A life in dates

2009“By the standards of the international human rights community, the typical working conditions in America's slaughterhouses constitute human rights violations.”In their wordsEating Animals (2009)

“Just how destructive does a culinary preference have to be before we decide to eat something else?”In their wordsEating Animals (2009)

“It's always possible to wake someone from sleep, but no amount of noise will wake someone who is pretending to be asleep.”In their wordsEating Animals (2009)

2007Berlin PrizeAward2005“Why do beautiful songs make you sad?" "Because they aren't true." "Never?" "Nothing is beautiful and true." (p. 43)”In their wordsExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2005)

“I hope you never love anything as much as I love you. (p. 73)”In their wordsExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2005)

“When I was your age, my grandfather bought me a ruby bracelet. It was too big for me and would slide up and down my arm. It was almost a necklace.”In their wordsExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2005)

2003William Saroyan International Prize for WritingAward2002Guardian First Book AwardAward1977Born21 February 1977

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In their own words 4

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4 statements, newest first

  1. People care about animals. I believe that. They just don't want to know or to pay. A fourth of all chickens have stress fractures. It's wrong.

    2009 · Eating Animals (2009), Own words

  2. The responsibility lies with the mentality of the meat industry that treats both animals and "human capital" like machines ...

    2009 · Eating Animals (2009), Own words

  3. That secret was a hole in the middle of me that every happy thing fell into. (p. 71)

    2005 · Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2005), Own words

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Awards

Berlin Prize2007
William Saroyan International Prize for Writing2003
Guardian First Book Award2002

About this person

He teaches creative writing at New York University.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1977 · age 49

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In the same film or series as Jonathan

Elijah WoodAlso in Everything Is Illuminated (2005)Eric RothAlso in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)Eugene HützAlso in Everything Is Illuminated (2005)