Foer, Jonathan Safran: *1977

Information by Jonathan Safran Foer

  • General Information
    • Interview with Robert Birnbaum, May 26, 2003
    • How to Get Creatively Unstuck
    • Novels Can Learn from Poetry. Foer argues that every work of art is highly subjective at heart.
    • Q&A. The Guardian; June 22, 2012
    • Audio (6:34)
      Jonathan Safran Foer says it was his encounter with the writings and life of the Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai that first inspired him to become a writer. ABC Radio National; March 19, 2010
    • Tim O'Reilly, Jane Friedman, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Ken Auletta debate with Charlie Rose the future of the book in the digital age. November 2, 2011 (32:56)
    • Technology is diminishing us: "I’ve been concerned that phones and the internet have, in subtle ways, made life less rich, provided bright pleasures at the expense of deep ones, have distracted me, made concentration more difficult, led me to be elsewhere far too often." The Guardian; December 3, 2016
  • "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
    • Jonathan Safran Foer talks about 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'; he is introduced by Amy Boesky. Boston College - Front Row. April 7, 2005
    • This conversation focuses on the artistic decisions that led Foer to fill his text with pictures, blank spaces, and typographical tricks. Bookworm; May 19, 2005 - loads slowly
  • "We Are the Weather"
    • Jonathan Safran Foer explains how “saving the planet begins at breakfast.” PBS; September 20, 2019
  • "Here I Am"
    • This important novel dares to expand its family crisis into a global crisis that threatens the survival of Israel. Bookworm; October 27, 2016 - loads slowly