Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Paperback Book, By: Jonathan Safran Foer

Oskar Schell is nine years old. He is: inventor, amateur entomologist, letter writer, Francophile, pacifist, computer consultant, vegan, origami's, percussionist, amateur astronomer, collector of semi-precious stones, butterflies that died of natural death, miniature cacti and Beatles memorabilia. A year after his father's death in the September 11 attacks, Oskar finds a key. Convinced that she will solve the mystery of her father's disappearance, he sets off in search of the lock that corresponds to him. His quest will take him to the four corners of New York where he will penetrate the lives of strangers and discover the history of his family. In the wake of this gifted kid, ultra sensitive and an almost sickly inventive, is revealed a city which, one year after the attacks of the Twin Towers, heals its wounds and conceals many treasures. While in filigree the story of Oskar's family emerges, erecting History as an echo of our contemporary tragedies.