for which the baby is later named. A man named Yankel raises her until he dies. Literary significance and criticism Upon its initial release the book received enthusiastic reviews, particularly in The Times, which stated that Foer had "staked his claim for literary greatness.". Awards and honors 2001 National Jewish Book Award, winner 2002 Guardian First Book Award, winner 2002 New York Times Bestseller 2002 Amazon.com Best Books 2003 Young Lions Fiction Award, winner 2003 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, winner 2004 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, co-winner 2007 Pajiba's Best Books of the Generation (Readers' List), no.8. References External links The Journey to Trochenbrod and Lozisht aug 2006 2002 American novels Metafictional novels Novels by Jonathan Safran Foer Novels about the Holocaust American novels adapted into films Family saga novels American magic realism novels Novels set in Ukraine Houghton Mifflin books 2002 debut novels Vegetarianism in fiction