Book-It Rep’s EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED: Beyond the Theatre
Book-It Repertory Theatre presents EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED by Jonathan Safran Foer, adapted and directed by Josh Aaseng, from September 11-October 6, 2019. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, and films to enhance your experience of the show.
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Everything Is Illuminated
Foer’s novel about a young man named Jonathan Safran Foer who travels to Ukraine to find the woman who might or might not have saved his grandfather from the Nazis.
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The Anatomy of A Genocide
Bartov examines how a genocide can take place through an in-depth history of the Eastern European town of Buczac where his mother was raised.
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If on A Winter's Night A Traveler
Calvino is among the authors who have influenced Foer's work. This postmodern novel includes a mischievous translator, experimental structure, and an allegorical mystery.
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Moonglow
A novel presented as memoir, in which the character Mike, who shares many autobiographical details with Chabon, gathers family stories and secrets from his grandfather's deathbed.
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Like Foer, Eggers received wide-acclaim for his debut work, which uses clever prose and joking, ironic distance in its examination of tragedy.
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Everything Is Illuminated
This film adaptation of Foer’s novel stars Elijah Wood as Jonathan.
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Another film adaptation of one of Foer’s novels, this one stars Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock.
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We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
Foer’s latest book is this work of nonfiction in which he urges collective action to save the planet from the effects of climate change.
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
Foer's use of magical realism is no doubt inspired by the work of literary giant Gabriel García Márquez.
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What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
Oyeyemi includes elements of magical realism in this excellent collection of short stories loosely connected around a theme of locks and keys.
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