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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Pulitzer Prize Finalist

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius( 2 customer ratings | )
Author: Eggers, Dave
ISBN:978-0-375-72578-4
Publication Date:Feb 2001
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint:Vintage
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $19.00
Book Description:

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST * A "A beautifully ragged, laugh-out-loud funny and utterly unforgettable book" (San Francisco Chronicle) that redefines both family and narrative. * From the bestselling author of The Circle. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is the moving memoir of a college senior who, in the space of five weeks, loses both of his parents to cancer and inherits his eight-year-old brother. This exhilarating debut...
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Book Details
Pages:496
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Literary Figures
Family & Relationships / Death, Grief, Bereavement
Family & Relationships / Siblings
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.1 x 8 x 1.11 Inches
Book Weight:0.762 Pounds
Author Biography
Eggers, Dave (Author)
Dave Eggers was born on March 12th, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts. His family moved to Lake Forest, Illinois when he was a child. Eggers attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, until his parents' deaths in 1991 and 1992. The loss left him responsible for his eight-year-old brother and later became the inspiration for his highly acclaimed memoir "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius". Published in 2000, the memoir was nominated for a nonfiction Pulitzer the following year.

Eggers edits the popular "The Best American Nonrequired Reading" published annually. In 1998, he founded the independent publishing house, McSweeney's which publishes a variety of magazines and literary journals. Eggers has also opened several nonprofit writing centers for high school students across the United States.

Eggers has written several novels and his title, A Hologram for the King, was a finalist for the 2012 National Book Award. His most recent work of fiction, entitled The Circle, was published in 2013. His recent nonfiction books are The Monk of Mokha (January 2018) and What Can a Citizen Do? (Illustrated by Shawn Harris)(September 2018).

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