Tiere Essen

"I love sausages too, but I don't eat them." Jonathan Safran Foer in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. "Tiere essen" is a passionate book about the question of what we eat and why. The highly acclaimed American novelist and bestselling author Jonathan Safran Foer has written a stirring book about meat consumption and its consequences, which has caused a worldwide sensation and is eagerly awaited. Like many young people, Jonathan Safran Foer long wavered between eating meat and vegetarianism. When he became a father and he and his wife were thinking about how they would feed their child, his questions took on a new urgency: Why do we eat animals? Would we eat them too if we knew where they came from? Foer throws himself body and soul into his subject. He conducts research on his own initiative, breaks into animal farms at night, consults relevant studies and talks to numerous actors and experts. Above all, however, he gets to the bottom of the question of what food means for people. Foer knows the comforting power of a favourite meaty meal that has been cooked in a family for generations. In a brilliant synthesis of philosophy, literature, science and his own undercover reports, Foer takes up the cudgels for a conscious choice in "Eating Animals." He questions the stories we tell ourselves to justify our eating habits and which help us to avoid facing the reality of factory farming and its consequences. "Eating Animals" captivates with its elegant language, surprising thought figures and a lot of humour. Foer shows a big heart for human weaknesses, but does not allow himself to be stopped in his passionate plea for the possibilities of ethical action. An indispensable reading for every person who thinks about himself and the world - and his place in it. With a foreword by Jonathan Safran Foer written especially for the German edition.