Jonathan Safran Foer interview on "Everything is Illuminated" (2002)

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[@asherreich8299]

I read this book a few years ago and I will never forget that experience. I'm immensely gratified, even relieved, that Jonathan-the-man reflects the Jonathan that emerges from between the pages of the book - a gentle, beautiful soul who truly underwent a transformative experience in writing the book.

[@cbhendri]

You expressed "my feelings" perfectly. Thank you for finding the words I was grasping for.

[@buzzedbigfoot127]

The movie is absolutely wonderful, been one of my top 3 since I saw it in 2006.

[@dustinseth1]

I cannot believe he wrote this at 25, or younger I guess. This book is brilliant. Dude is a prodigy.

[@Helga7850]

JONFEN

[@carolginsberg8392]

Thank-you jonfon

[@joette5333]

I recently saw this movie with "Frodo " as Johnathan . It was a great movie and is now on YOU TUBE FREE

[@danneumann3274]

Best movie I ever saw

[@donnastackhouse1357]

"Everything is Illuminated" is a remarkable story.

[@davidrodgersNJ]

Oh wow, he's Yonfen! : )

[@carolginsberg8392]

Jonafon..I went to your country as a lone female . The most haunting music I ever heard..I became haunted. Most uplifting

[@BlueJoobYTGaming]

I kinda wish schools taught this book because I never read it before and the way he talks is a honest yet humble perspectives of two sides to his story.

[@audhumbla6927]

u gotta see the movie!

[@Gingerbreadllama]

All of my favorite authors describe writing as painful and drudgery. Lol. I remember Douglas Adams saying the first step to completing a novel is to lock yourself in a room.

[@carolginsberg8392]

my favorite of all times

[@zurikopa8534]

J.S.F. Thank you brother: I completely identify.

[@John-l8m]

Don't forget the colossal Liev Schreibers contribution, the book is stellar, but Schreibers Genius brought it to life on screen. Bravo Ray Donovan!!

[@chloe9259]

Anyone else have the sense that the interviewer hasn't read the book. Really pisses me off how, instead of questioning any of the themes or characters in the book, he asks "Why the title?", "Why the dedication?" And he asks him about 3 times in different ways what happened in Prague even though the dude says he doesn't know...

[@HomeAtLast501]

I've yet to hear an interview with an author in which they spend a substantial amount of time analyzing and discussing the book in-depth. It doesn't happen. All they ever discuss is how the author got into writing, which authors they like, their writing process, blah, blah, blah.

[@Gingerbreadllama]

It does have that ring to it. Like a school book report where you just read the description. These themes! Omg, I love these generic themes!

[@jeffvanderwerf3391]

Foer has a lot of detractors, and I think it's because many who read his books think that they could have written them. I liken it to those people who see a Rothko painting and muse that their seven-year old could have "done that"; in other words: Idiots.

[@HomeAtLast501]

Or not.

[@karenishness1]

How could I make it happen again? How can I replicate it? This time write on the value of veganism and it's ability to prevent and stop wars.

[@SamHarrisonMusic]

Id really like to ask Jonathan this: There's a brilliant article in the Prague Post about how the truth of the history is probably that Jonathan's grandfather was sheltered by Ukrainian partisans in a neighbouring village, who were in turn murdered and their village razed for conspiring to keep the survivors of the Nazi's murder of those in Trochimbrod, and the article points out that in his book the Ukrainians offer no help to the Jews, and almost paints them as conspirators rather than opponents of the Nazis. When reading 'Everything is Illuminated' (which was gifted me by a Ukrainian friend for my birthday), I really adored the book, but I struggled with the portrayal of Ukrainians. As a Brit in Ukraine, I was totally blown away by the hospitality and helpfulness of the people around me (I've been hanging out there for five years on and off). I find it hard to imagine people being as angry, uneducated, anti-Semitic and obstructive as they're depicted in the book and the screenplay. My personal experience of Ukrainians has been a hugely intelligent, passionate and kind nation of people who are kept down by the inhumane economic exploitation of more powerful nations - grappling with poverty, and lack of opportunity. I wonder if Jonathan has spent more time around Ukrainians now, and if he feels perhaps he did them a slight disservice in his depiction, or if his experience as a Jew in Ukraine (something I can never experience) really left him with that much alienation? It was the only part of his book that for me did not ring true x

[@PamelaProPeace]

I'm guessing you are not Jewish. Your question is in a sense what every Jew frequently asks ourselves. How can thousands, even millions of people be so reasonable, so good, so intelligent , often kind or selfless, even heroic, and yet when it comes to Jews they can somehow switch all that off and hate a whole people? They can be cynical about reports of atrocities or question different media accounts of a bad incident or action - yet when Jews (today often exchanged for "Israelis") are concerned they will unquestioningly believe only the negative reports that paint the Jew/ Israeli as the villain of the piece. Even when there is overwhelming evidence to the contrary. If we could answer that, my friend, maybe we could finally put a stop to anti-Semitism that has flourished and continues to flourish for at least two thousand years, and shows no signs of abating in our modern world.

[@tyny1811]

Some Ukrainians helped Jews, some cooperated with the Nazis, hunted jews down and killed them or sent them to death... Going to Ukrain today and trying to imagine what it was like (for someone else) 80 years ago is simply impossible.

[@pantagruel1066]

Jon-fin!!!

[@mashakalinkina7207]

I like how he speaks about writing: its awful & draining & im not some genius with inspiration

[@williamoverton7775]

Based on how impressive I found the movie I should read this to a romantic track

[@margay2442]

I appreciate Safran and find little to disagree with him about,I do wish that both be and Rose would stop saying the Ukraine they certainly must no better.

[@HomeAtLast501]

Know.

[@FlavioPereira-tc5dj]

brigado tati

[@maximwhocares9575]

One of the most boring interviews. The man asking doesn’t know what he is asking.

[@mashakalinkina7207]

Right?? It does hit the ear weird. So youre a writer, how come you wrote about this journey versus not writing? Versus just having a conversation with a buddy? Uhm...?

[@kasiaprada]

it's not THE Ukraine. Ukraine is not a state, it's a country. 😑

[@cbhendri]

I think it is a USA cultural thing. For example, we (USA) say "I am going to the hospital.". In England, they would say "I am going to hospital.". I have noticed we (USA) prefix a lot of nouns with "the", that other countries do not. As I write this my spell check is flagging my British example to add "the".

[@keif4now]

слава трачимброду

[@sachseco]

WONDER KIND,"shame on you charlie rose! the word "kind" in english is not the same as "kind" in German. Kind in german means child such as in kindergarten. Wonder is pronounced "vunder"!

[@cbhendri]

I am not sure what your comment pertains to. Perhaps you are confused due to the cultural semantics, German vs American English. USA definition: wun·der·kind /ˈwo͝ondərˌkind/ noun noun: wunderkind; plural noun: wunderkinds; plural noun: wunderkinder a person who achieves great success when relatively young. "the economics wunderkind who was a tenured professor at 29" Origin late 19th century: from German, from Wunder ‘wonder’ + Kind ‘child’.

[@ephesians.6]

Is it just me, or is the interviewer kind of annoying?

[@r3d5ive87]

Why so cagey?

[@watchmanezekiel6068]

Please choose Yeshua today!!!