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A heartbreaking work of staggering genius

A compelling voice for Generation X, Eggers here recounts his early 20s, caring for his younger brother after their parents' unexpected deaths and his endeavors in a variety of media.

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Main Author:	Eggers, Dave
Corporate Author:	Recorded Books, LLC
Other Authors:	Graham, Dion (Narrator)
Format:	Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:	English
Published:	Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2010.
Edition:	Unabridged.
Subjects:	Eggers, Dave. Parents > Death > Psychological aspects. Brothers > Biography. Audiobooks.
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Summary:	A compelling voice for Generation X, Eggers here recounts his early 20s, caring for his younger brother after their parents' unexpected deaths and his endeavors in a variety of media.
Item Description:	Compact disc. Title from container. In container (17 cm.) "With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Physical Description:	12 sound discs (13 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Issued also on cassette.
ISBN:	9781440764172 1440764174
Author Notes:	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). (Bowker Author Biography)