Jonathan Safran Foer
In a special edition of the programme, Mariella Frostrup talks to award-winning writer Jonathan Safran Foer about his new novel Here I Am.
Jonathan Safran Foer burst onto the literary scene at the age of twenty five - his first book Everything is Illuminated was playful, experimental and much praised.
Now nearing 40, he's publishing his third novel, Here I Am, which brings together two distinct strands: the story of a disintegrating marriage in Washington, played out against the backdrop of an earthquake in Israel and war in the Middle East.
In a frank and fascinating interview he talks to Mariella Frostrup about combining the two narratives in Here I Am, why he thinks of this as the least autobiographical, but most personal, of his novels, and why it took him ten years to write.
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Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Mariella Frostrup |
Interviewed Guest | Jonathan Safran Foer |
Broadcasts
- Mon 12 Sep 2016 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 12 Sep 2016 21:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 15 Sep 2016 15:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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