Jonathan, a young American Jew, journeys to Ukraine in search of the woman who saved his grandfather's life during the Holocaust. Accompanied by a translator, his blind grandfather and seeing-eye dog Sammy Davis Jr., Jr., Jonathan's exploration in Everything is Illuminated is alternately whimsical and emotionally straightforward in its depiction of a young Jew's search for meaning and answers.

Elijah Wood starred in the film adaptation in 2005. Read about it here:

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