Foer shares thoughts on ‘eating animals’

November 18th, 2009 by tuetran Categories: News No Responses

By Iulia Padeanu, News Editor -

Jonathan Safran Foer gave a talk last week in the Vanderslice Cabaret Room as part of his book tour for his latest non-fiction work “Eating Animals.”

The young author is best known for his bestselling novels “Everything is Illuminated” and “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.” In his latest book, however, Foer moves away from fiction and instead gives a detailed account of the production and consumption of meat in what are known as “factory farms.” Foer did not dwell on the philosophical aspects of the question of eating meat but focused more on the practical. Continue Reading