About “Here I Am”

A 2016 novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, his first novel in eleven years. Set over four tumultuous weeks in present-day Washington, D.C., it follows the Bloch family as Jacob and Julia and their three sons confront the gap between the lives they want and the lives they live, while a catastrophic earthquake sets off an escalating Middle East conflict. The title references Abraham's biblical response, "Here I am," to God and to Isaac in Genesis.

Book details

Published
2017
Latest edition
2017 · ISBN 9780241966389
ISBN
9780241966389
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How many pages is Here I Am?

Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer has 592 pages.

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