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Everything Is Illuminated

Book • 2002
The novel follows a young Jewish American writer named Jonathan Safran Foer as he travels to Ukraine to find the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis.

Accompanied by a Ukrainian translator, Alex Perchov, and Alex’s grandfather, the story unfolds through multiple narratives and timelines.

The book explores themes of identity, history, and the search for meaning, blending elements of fiction and non-fiction in a unique and non-linear narrative style.

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as one of the author's previous books.
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