Kate Zambreno

It's been a year now, and the hype on the literary phenom has settled down a bit. Maybe you're still wondering, just who the hell is this Jonathan Safran Foer? For a while all you could hear about was his brilliant first novel, "Everything is Illuminated," featuring the exploits of the eponymous protagonist. For a while, maybe, you refused to read this book, just on principle, because you couldn't believe that a 24-year-old could actually spit out a work of genius, because everyone gushed that you had to, that it would change your life, that it was one of those books that only comes along once in a great while, that this kid writes acrobatic fearless prose that actually means something, that resonates and makes you laugh at the same time. But, now, maybe you can pick up the book and actually read it for what it is, a novel that is truly illuminating, that makes you feel excited to be alive, as a really really excellent book should.

Jonathan Safran Foer reads from "Everything is Illuminated" April 30 at 7pm at Seminary Co-op Bookstore, 5757 South University, (773)752-4381.

(2003-04-22)

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