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Transcript: Profile: Critically acclaimed young author Jonathon Foer releases his latest novel, whose subject matter concerns 9/11 and the Allied bombing of Dresden during World War II
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SHEILAH KAST
Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR)
04-03-2005
Profile: Critically acclaimed young author Jonathon Foer releases his latest novel, whose subject matter concerns 9/11 and the Allied bombing of Dresden during World War II
Host: SHEILAH KAST
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM
SHEILAH KAST, host:
In his new novel, 28-year-old Jonathan Safran Foer tells a story of pain and healing in the time following the attacks of September 11th, 2001. "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" is Foer's second novel. In it, he takes the risk of writing fiction about a real event that remains fresh in the public mind. From New York, Tom Vitale has this story.
TOM VITALE reporting:
The central character of "Extremely ...