Binding: Paperback
Description: A funny uplifting novel about a boy's journey through New York in the aftermath of September 11th from one of today's most celebrated writers. Nine - year - old Oskar Schell embarks on an urgent secret mission that will take him through the five boroughs of New York. His goal is to find the lock that matches a mysterious key that belonged to his father who died in the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11. This seemingly impossible task will bring Oskar into contact with survivors of all sorts of an exhilarating affecting often hilarious and ultimately healing journey. With humor tenderness and awe Jonathan Safran Foer confronts the traumas of our country's difficult history.
Title: Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close
Author(s): Foer Jonathan Safran
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Barcode: 9780618711659
Pages: 326 Pages, Illustrations
Publication Date: 4/1/2006
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction