His books have won numerous awards and have been translated into 36 languages. Inspired to exhume a new story from an existing text, Jonathan Safran Foer has taken his "favorite" book, The Street of Crocodiles by Polish-Jewish writer Bruno Schulz, and used it as a canvas, cutting into and out of the pages, to arrive at an original new story told in Jonathan Safran Foer's own acclaimed voice.Ībout the Author: Jonathan Safran Foer is the author of the novels Everything is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, and a work of nonfiction, Eating Animals. Tree of Codes is the story of an enormous last day of life as one character's life is chased to extinction, Foer multi-layers the story with immense, anxious, at times disorientating imagery, crossing both a sense of time and place, making the story of one person’s last day everyone’s story. Initially deemed impossible to make, the book is a first as much a sculptural object as it is a work of masterful storytelling. With a different die-cut on every page, Tree of Codes explores previously unchartered literary territory. Tree of Codes is a haunting new story by best-selling American writer, Jonathan Safran Foer. Tree of Codes is a godsend to academics everywhere. 180.00 Other used and collectible from 114.83. With a different die-cut on every page, Tree of Codes explores previously unchartered literary territory. Foer doesn't need another bestseller, but he could do with a boost to his wobbly critical standing. Synopsis: Tree of Codes is a haunting new story by best-selling American writer, Jonathan Safran Foer.
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