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<b>Longlisted for the 2017 International Dylan Thomas Prize</b> God asked Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac, and Abraham replied obediently, "Here I am." This is the story of a fracturing family in a moment of crisis. Over the course of three weeks in present-day Washington, D.C., three sons watch their parents' marriage falter and their family home fall apart. Meanwhile, a large catastrophe is engulfing another part of the world: a massive earthquake devastates the Middle East, sparking a pan-Arab invasion of Israel. With global upheaval in the background and domestic collapse in the foreground, Jonathan Safran Foer asks us: What is the true meaning of home? Can one man ever reconcile the conflicting duties of his many roles- husband, father, son? And how much of life can a person ultimately bear?
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Here I Am, Jonathan Safran Foer
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- Released
- 2016
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- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- Here I Am
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jonathan Safran Foer
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Released
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 592
- ISBN10
- 0735232938
- ISBN13
- 9780735232938
- Series
- Description
- <b>Longlisted for the 2017 International Dylan Thomas Prize</b> God asked Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac, and Abraham replied obediently, "Here I am." This is the story of a fracturing family in a moment of crisis. Over the course of three weeks in present-day Washington, D.C., three sons watch their parents' marriage falter and their family home fall apart. Meanwhile, a large catastrophe is engulfing another part of the world: a massive earthquake devastates the Middle East, sparking a pan-Arab invasion of Israel. With global upheaval in the background and domestic collapse in the foreground, Jonathan Safran Foer asks us: What is the true meaning of home? Can one man ever reconcile the conflicting duties of his many roles- husband, father, son? And how much of life can a person ultimately bear?