Jonathan Safran Foer
publication date: Monday, September 9, 2019 (part of Fall 2019)
category: 
Literature
clue: His books have been called illuminating, extreme, and incredible.
explanation: Foer's two best-known novels are Everything is Illuminated and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. more…
difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, and Erik Bates
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