Talk:Jonathan Safran Foer

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Should this really be labelled a stub? It looks like a more or less complete article to me. I'm going to remove the tag, and if someone feels I've acted in error, they can feel free to put it back. 5dots 22:05, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 poor reviews versus ambivalent reviews 2 Princeton Prizes 3 Please explain 4 FYI Anacdote: Safran in Hebrew is A Librarian

[edit] poor reviews versus ambivalent reviews

Foer received some very favorable reviews for his second novel, and some poor reviews for his novel. It seems as though it's rather more controversial than the first, not decidedly poor. I would still place it in the critically acclaimed category -- but that decision would enunciate which reviewers I favor.

As such, I think that ambivalent is more accurate a term to describe the reception of his second novel.

Jkh2os 01:04, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Princeton Prizes

According to 63.206.99.138 there is only a senior creative writing thesis prize, but a quick search of the Princeton website suggests that there are prizes for other years as well ([1]) so I'm reverting to the previous edit for the moment, the information here [2] seems to support this. Personally, I have no idea how the prizes work, or whether or not Jonathan Safran Foer won the prizes listed or not, I'm just going on the information of others that I can find, so if someone actually knows something about them please feel free to put what ever is correct up. --Caprosser 12:16, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

According to Foer himself, when I heard him speak at a viewing of the film adaptation of Everything is Illuminated, he only won the Senior prize. I, sadly cannot source this, as there is no recording of what he said. Do with that information what you will, but I will do nothing, as I can not prove conclusively either way.71.180.130.60 05:31, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Please explain

A vegetarian since the age of 10, Foer recorded the narration for "If This Is Kosher..."^[1] (2006), a harsh exposé of the kosher certification process that advocates vegetarianism and also includes Rabbi David Wolpe and Rabbi Irving Greenberg.

I came here after searching for mentions of Rabbi Greenberg, whose article I started the other day. Please explain how the Rabbis are "included." Are they criticized in the film (if that's what it is, that needs clairification too)? Or are they supporters of its views? Thanks. Steve Dufour 20:18, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] FYI Anacdote: Safran in Hebrew is A Librarian

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