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by Jonathan Safran Foer

Everything is Illuminated is Jonathan Safran Foer's first novel. Foer completed a full manuscript of the book while an undergraduate at Princeton under the mentorship of Joyce Carol Oates. Only the core of the novel is based in fact. When he was twenty-one, Foer traveled to Ukraine to research his…

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Why did the old man have to kill himself?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 11, 2013 9:20 PM
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Everything Is Illuminated is a novel written in two voices: Alex's account of the fictional character Jonathan Safran Foer's journey to Ukraine, and Jonathan's magical history of the village of his ancestors. How would you describe these two voices? How i
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very boring book
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Last updated by: sophia a #304143 on Feb 25, 2013 11:05 AM
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did anyone see the movie everything is illuminated?
Posted by jannette h #63565
Last updated by: vicki m #259461 on Jul 22, 2012 10:32 PM
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What is symbolic about Alex's shirt which is discovered to be inside-out?
Posted by nataly r #242769
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jul 05, 2012 11:00 AM
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Hello, I just finished reading "Everything is illuminated" by Jonathan Safran Foer, but I am left with a lot of questions. There are many things I couldn't figure out while reading the book and it freaks me out that I can't find anything on the internet t
Posted by lena p #257407
Last updated by: lena p #257407 on Jun 29, 2012 3:40 PM
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Hello, I just finished reading "Everything is illuminated" by Jonathan Safran Foer, but I am left with a lot of questions. There are many things I couldn't figure out while reading the book and it freaks me out that I can't find anything on the internet t
Posted by lena p #257407
Last updated by: lena p #257407 on Jun 29, 2012 3:39 PM
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How do we know Jonathan's fear of dogs lessens at the hotel?
Posted by stephanie f #233509
Last updated by: Aslan on Feb 28, 2012 9:31 PM
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Everything is illuminated essay
Posted by tania g #75479
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 04, 2012 1:08 PM
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What effect does this dual authorship have on the novel
Posted by ashley l #216455
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Nov 30, 2011 6:24 AM
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what are alex and his grandfather searching for on the journey?
Posted by matthew c #216327
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Nov 29, 2011 12:35 PM
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How important are the female characters in this book?
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Last updated by: katya k #197801 on Aug 30, 2011 1:06 PM
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