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Last month, he issued his second book, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Up Close,” a quest story about a boy searching for answers about his father, who died in the attacks on the Twin Towers. By the mere virtue of the book’s “topic,” Foer has taken his place in American literary history by joining the handful of fiction writers willing to wrestle with the 9/11 terrorist attacks in their work...
...Johannesburg analysts' view, since 1929. The price of gold, which provides more than 50% of South African export earnings, has held stagnant since 1983, and inflation (now 16%) and unemployment (estimated at 8.4% among the work force) were on the rise. The recession hit blacks hardest, and under the twin pressures of economic squeeze and political dissatisfaction, violence flared in the black townships. Much of it was directed at blacks who work in the 47,000-man police force (they constitute more than 50%) or in other government agencies and are often thought to be "collaborators...
Oskar’s father was at Windows on the World, the restaurant at the top of one of the Twin Towers, on Sept. 11, 2001. He was killed in the ensuing attack, and Extremely Loud tells the story of Oskar’s attempt to come to terms with his father’s death, sometimes by inventing strange contraptions that might have saved...
...best known for his bold merging of Japanese and Western aesthetic values and innovatively creative forms. Prime examples of these principles are his internationally-renowned twin stadiums for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and St. Mary’s Cathedral in Tokyo. The redesign and reconstruction of Hiroshima after the atomic bombing which devastated it in 1945 was his first professional commission, and is still among his most lauded work...
Keep an eye on sophomore infielder Kacy Krisman. She has already jacked three home runs and is joined on the squad by her twin sister...