Jonathan Safran Foer Books in Order

A young American travels to Ukraine with an old photograph, seeking the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis. An unconventional translator and an elderly guide accompany a search shaped by language, family memory and wartime loss.

Nine-year-old Oskar Schell finds a mysterious key after his father dies in the September 11 attacks. His search for its matching lock takes him through New York's boroughs, connecting encounters with strangers to his family's history and grief.

This compact collection pairs the short story A Primer for the Punctuation of Heart Disease with selections from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Invented punctuation explores family communication, alongside passages introducing Foer's novel about loss and a child's search.

Becoming a father prompts Foer to examine the food he will serve his family. Combining personal reflection with investigation of farming and animal treatment, he considers the ethical questions, traditions and practical choices surrounding the consumption of meat.

Foer creates a new narrative by removing words from Bruno Schulz's The Street of Crocodiles. Die-cut pages form a layered physical book, linking its story of a final day of life with an experiment in reading through absence.

Edited by Foer with Nathan Englander's translation, this Haggadah presents the traditional Passover text alongside contemporary commentary. Jewish writers and thinkers contribute perspectives, while Oded Ezer's design and illustrations shape an edition intended for reflection and the seder table.

Jacob and Julia Bloch's marriage and family life unravel over four weeks in Washington, DC. An earthquake and escalating Middle Eastern conflict bring additional pressure as they and their three sons confront competing duties, identities and desires.

Foer explores the gap between accepting climate change and changing personal behavior in response. Combining reflection with an argument about animal agriculture, he considers food choices and collective action as parts of the struggle to address environmental damage.