Everything Is Illuminated
Author: Jonathan Safran Foer
In de zomer na zijn afstuderen reist een schrijver naar het oostelijk deel van Europa. Slechts gewapend met een vergeelde foto gaat hij op zoek naar Augstine, de vrouw die al dan niet een schakel is met zijn grootvader die hij nooit heeft gekend – de vrouw die zijn grootvader, zo is hem verteld, uit de handen van de nazi’s heeft gered.Vergezelgd door de onvergetelijke Alex….Read More
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Eating Animals
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The Umbrella Man and Other Stories
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