THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

ADAPTED INTO A MOVIE STARRING TOM HANKS

From the critically acclaimed author of "Here I Am," "Everything is Illuminated," and "We are the Weather" - a poignant and unforgettable novel set after September 11.

• “Absolutely riveting, profoundly moving, tragic, funny, and intensely poignant... A heartbreaker” - Spectator
• “The most incredible fictional nine-year-old ever created... a funny, poignant portrayal of a child facing catastrophe. It will make you hold back your tears” - Glamour
• “Pulses with brilliant ideas” - Times Literary Supplement
• “It is a marvel... So meticulously imagined, so boldly executed, so persistently moving” - Baltimore Sun
• “Jonathan Safran Foer is a writer of remarkable intelligence” - Observer

In a vent in a closet, a few years after his father's death on September 11, nine-year-old Oscar discovers a key… The key belonged to his father; he is sure of it. But which of the 162 million locks in New York City does it open?

Thus begins a quest that leads Oscar - inventor, letter writer, and amateur detective - through all five boroughs of New York City and into the tangled lives of friends, relatives, and complete strangers. He acquires heavy boots, gets small bruises, and gets closer to the heart of a family secret that spans fifty years. But will it bring him closer to or further away from his lost father?

Pages: 368, Dimensions: 11.1x11.1cm