Here I Am |
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Author:
| Foer, Jonathan Safran |
ISBN: | 978-0-241-14618-7 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2016 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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Imprint: | Hamish Hamilton |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $32.99 |
Book Description:
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"Jacob and Julia Bloch have a problem . . . several problems, in fact. While they've been coaxing Jacob's grandfather into a retirement home, bracing themselves for a family reunion and struggling to keep their eldest son from being expelled, a discovery is made that risks destroying their marriage. As domestic crises multiply in the foreground, a global disaster is looming on the horizon. The Bloch family is collapsing and so is the Middle East, where a catastrophic earthquake sets in...
More Description"Jacob and Julia Bloch have a problem . . . several problems, in fact. While they've been coaxing Jacob's grandfather into a retirement home, bracing themselves for a family reunion and struggling to keep their eldest son from being expelled, a discovery is made that risks destroying their marriage. As domestic crises multiply in the foreground, a global disaster is looming on the horizon. The Bloch family is collapsing and so is the Middle East, where a catastrophic earthquake sets in motion a quickly escalating conflict - and every man, woman and child must decide where they will stand. Here I Ammarks an ambitious new departure for Jonathan Safran Foer, achieving extraordinary scope and emotional resonance while maintaining the trademark inventiveness and irreverence of his much-loved previous novels. Confronting the enduring question of what it means to be human, Here I Amis a great American novel for our times, a masterpiece about how we live now."