Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer · first published 2005
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A new novel by the author of Everything Is Illuminated introduces Oskar Schell, the nine-year-old son of a man killed in the World Trade Center bombing who searches the city for a lock that fits a black key his father left behind. Jonathan Safran Foer emerged as one of the most original writers of his generation with his best-selling debut novel, Everything Is Illuminated. Now, with humor, tenderness, and awe, he confronts the traumas of our recent history. What he discovers is solace in that most human quality, imagination. Meet Oskar Schell, an inventor, Francophile, tambourine player, Shake
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…or otherwise. it was very interesting to see how these creative people used their intelligence constructively (or destructively, I suppose). on a completely non-tech book note, I'm currently reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (author of Everything Is Illuminated) and I'm absolutely loving it! it's beautifully written, filled with humor and tragedy all at once. just my two cents
on “Ask HN: My Birthday's Tomorrow, I Need Book Recommendations” ↗…Sloan Any one series? The Foundation series, Isaac Asimov Other personal favourites include: The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho The Book of Disquet, Fernando Pessoa The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexander Dumas Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safron Foer Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
on “Please recommend a book to read. List for 2015” ↗Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer.
on “Ask HN: Summer Reading Recommendations?” ↗I think I only ever saw it in the book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. I do remember it from that occasion, however. Pretty memorable photo. I have no idea what it has to do with startups or technology, though.
on “Do you remember this photograph?: The Falling Man” ↗