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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Dave Eggers

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#1696 of 3,809 books · #564 in Biography & Memoir

Shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (2001).

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius was a Pulitzer Prize Finalist. When twenty-one-year-old Dave Eggers loses both of his parents within weeks of each other, he suddenly becomes the primary caregiver to his eight-year-old brother, Toph. What follows is a wild, imaginative, and brutally honest account of growing up too soon. Brimming with unconventional humor, poignant reflection, and unique narrative flair, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is more than just a memoir. Eggers manages to turn his story of grief into a fearless exploration of what it means to survive, to hold a family together, and tell your story on your own terms.

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Publisher
Simon and Schuster
ISBN-13
9781476737546
Topics
Grief and lossSibling caregivingComing of age

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