Jonathan Safran Foer Knihy

Deväťročný Oskar Schell je nádejný vynálezca, hráč na tamburínu, šperkár a pacifista, zbiera fotografie a píše listy vedcom. Jeho otec zahynie 11. septembra 2001 počas teroristického útoku na World Trade Center v New Yorku. Oskar nájde v otcových veciach kľúč s nápisom „Black", a tak si zaumieni pozhovárať sa s každým v meste, koho priezvisko znie rovnako. Dobrodružné hľadanie vedie chlapca cez celý New York, do nie tak dávnej minulosti, a zároveň sa stáva aj cestou jeho dospievania. Sfilmovaný príbeh knihy si môžete od apríla pozrieť aj v slovenských kinách.

Jonathan Safran Foer je jedným z najzaujímavejších súčasných spisovateľov. Román Všetko osvetlené je jeho literárny debut, ktorý autora medzinárodne preslávil a za ktorý získal cenu Guardian First Book Award za najlepší debut roka 2002. Na železničnú stanicu v ukrajinskom Ľvove prišiel mladý Američan Jonathan. Rozhodol sa, že podľa zažltnutej fotografie a niekoľkých starých máp nájde ženu menom Augustina. Tá počas holokaustu údajne zachránila život jeho dedovi. Necestuje sám, sprevádza ho mladík Alex, ukrajinský prekladateľ, presvedčený, že jeho angličtina je dokonalá, a pritom úplne nevhodne používa slová zo synonymického slovníka, Alexov starý otec, ktorého prenasledujú vlastné spomienky na vojnu, a pes menom Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior. Jonathan vyráža na donkichotskú cestu do minulosti a príbeh o nej, plný smutného, tak trochu kafkovského humoru, nás núti rozmýšľať o tom, na čo by sme najradšej zabudli.

Manželia Jacob a Julia Blochovci majú problém... vlastne niekoľko problémov. Jacobovho deda chcú presťahovať do domova dôchodcov, syna pripravujú na bar micvu a zachraňujú ho pred vylúčením zo školy, navyše Julia nájde v manželovom telefóne erotické esemesky, ktoré podľa všetkého písal svojej kolegyni. Zatiaľ čo sa prehlbuje ich manželská kríza, na obzore sa črtá iná, globálna katastrofa. Izrael zasiahne ničivé zemetrasenie, ktoré vyvolá rýchlo eskalujúci konflikt na celom Blízkom východe, a všetci, každý muž, žena a dieťa, sa musia rozhodnúť, kde je ich miesto.

From the Publisher: Jonathan Safran Foer spent much of his teenage and college years oscillating between omnivore and vegetarian. But on the brink of fatherhood-facing the prospect of having to make dietary choices on a child's behalf-his casual questioning took on an urgency. His quest for answers ultimately required him to visit factory farms in the middle of the night, dissect the emotional ingredients of meals from his childhood, and probe some of his most primal instincts about right and wrong. Brilliantly synthesizing philosophy, literature, science, memoir and his own detective work, Eating Animals explores the many fictions we use to justify our eating habits-from folklore to pop culture to family traditions and national myth-and how such tales can lull us into a brutal forgetting. Marked by Foer's profound moral ferocity and unvarying generosity, as well as the vibrant style and creativity that made his previous books, Everything is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, widely loved, Eating Animals is a celebration and a reckoning, a story about the stories we've told-and the stories we now need to tell.

Jonathan Safran Foer skillfully combines narrative and materiality to create a captivating story that emphasizes the physicality of the book in our screen-dominated world. - Olafur Eliasson, artist

Recounts through prayer and song the story of Exodus, when Moses led the ancient Israelites out of slavery in Egypt to wander through the desert for forty years before reaching the Promised Land. This title brings together some of the most preeminent voices of our time.

This beautiful edition brings together, for the first time,two works from one of this generations most original writers.

Jonathan Safran Foer has long had a passion for the work of the twentieth-century American assemblage artist Joseph Cornell. Inspired by Cornell�s avian-themed boxes, and suspecting that they would be similarly inspiring to others, Foer began to write letters. The responses he received from luminaries of American writing were nothing short of astounding. Twenty writers generously contributed pieces of prose and poetry that are as eclectic as they are imaginative, and the result is a unique collaborative project and one of the most significant engagements of literature with art for many years.

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.Visit the Penguin Readers websiteExclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.Oskar Shell is a clever nine-year-old boy. When his father is killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11th 2001, Oskar wants to learn the secret about a key that he discovers in his father's closet. His search takes him on a journey through New York and into the lives of strangers and relatives. But will it bring him any closer to his lost father