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    Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Behind the Story (A Bo
    Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Behind the Story (A Bo
    Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Behind the Story (A Bo
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    Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Behind the Story (A Bo

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    Loved the novel, but still hungry for more?

    If you've devoured the last morsel of your savory book, but have a stomach that yearns for more, "Behind the Story" will be a most delightful surprise. Enjoy this basket full of hand-picked treats, compiled as an easy, concise, info-rich serving just for you! You'll be on a VIP tour where we will take you by the hand to show you what is behind the curtains, what is "Behind the Story".

    Introducing: Behind the Story Series
    • Over 100 published titles and sold all over the world… and counting!
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    Re-read the original book RIGHT AFTER reading this book!
    The original book suddenly became much richer and more enticing after I finished this Behind the Story, I HAD to open up the original book once more! Highly recommended!
    From Sherry Lawson for Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, February 22, 2012

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    • Bibliography and resources, great as study guides or research resource.
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    “What was the creation process like?”

    For ten years, For managed to acquire and discard inspirations one theme after another, which included silence, invention, anxiety, naiveté, absence, the difficulty of expressing love, and war. Lots of changes were also made on the characters, settings and plot, all in trying to follow his instincts. The goal was to write a book he would want to read rather than what he would want to write. It never occurred to him to ask what was deemed smart by many, but only what to him felt genuine. Numerous themes floated to the surface and he didn't try to stick to them. There are characters that on their own accord became more vivid than the others, but if they chose to go, he would let them go.
    This process finally led the whole into a working plot and he arrived at the 39th draft, with this last draft having nothing in common with the first one—not the characters, not the themes, not the plot. The process took more than 2,500 pages with only 400 of these managing to be the novel.
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    Don't miss out! It's highly recommended.

    Disclaimer: This work is not meant to replace, but to complement the original work. If you've loved the novel, then this is the book for you. It is educational in purpose, entertaining in nature, unauthorized and unofficial. It is a digestive work produced to stimulate the appetite and to encourage readers to appreciate the original work even more.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXinXii
    Release dateMay 27, 2014
    ISBN9781301772711
    Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Behind the Story (A Bo

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      Foreword

      A personal note from the editor…

      What if…? was the question that gave birth to Behind the Story Books.

      When I pick up a book, from the first letter to the last, I am often completely enveloped in the novel - I'm laughing, rejoicing, fighting, and crying, side by side next to the characters. Even long after the book is finished, I found myself reminiscing about the scenes and characters over and over again in my head like a broken tape recorder – I was left high and very dry.

      One particularly pleasant evening, after closing the last page to a wonderful story, I just HAD to find out everything about the book - how it was created, how it was developed, who the author was, - everything.

      This sudden spurt of passion has led me to create and develop Behind the Story Books, to share with you - my fellow book lovers – a fan’s love for books. I hope you can see the love that went into the creation this book. Please enjoy this book and support Behind the Story Books. It is created for a fan, by a fan.

      So without further ado, I present to you…

      © 2013 Behind the Story™ Books

      Behind the Story: A Book Companion

      for the fans, by the fans

      Are you ready to go backstage?

      Props and Sets

      Book Title: EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE

      Author Name: JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER

      Time it was written: 2004

      Place it was written: NOT SPECIFIED

      First publication: APRIL 4, 2005

      Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT

      Narrator: FIRST PERSON

      Point of view: OSKAR SCHELL

      Tone: SAD, ILLUMINATED, MULTI LAYERED, EXTREMELY GRIPPING

      Tense: PRESENT

      Setting (Time): FROM 09/11, 2011 TILL 2005

      Setting (Place): NEW YORK CITY

      Protagonist: OSKAR SCHELL

      Theme: HOPE, HEALING PROCESS, war, lessons of war, prevention of war, survival, humor and tragedy, destruction and invention, something and nothing, life and death

      Motif: TYPOGRAPHICAL AND TEXTUAL EXPERIMENT, photos and illustrations

      Symbol: key, Oskar’s father’s empty resting place, Blacks, photos

      Who’s the author anyways?

      Jonathan Safran Foer is a Jewish-American author and professor. He was born in Washington, D.C. on February 21, 1977 as the middle son of Albert Foer, a lawyer and president of the American Antitrust Institute, and Esther Safran Foer, daughter of Holocaust survivors and

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