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- Author: Dave Eggers
- Genre: Nonfiction
- Publication date: 2000
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Vintage Books
- Pages: 496
- ISBN 978-0375725784
- Pulitzer Prize nomineeVintage Books: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
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Plot Synopsis
At age 21, Eggers is appointed the guardian of his younger brother after their parents succumb to cancer. About half of the memoir chronicles the author's struggles with parenting as he tries to maintain a social life while caring for his brother.Bookreporter.com: 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius' The other half covers the rise and fall of Might Magazine, which Eggert started in the 1990s.Critical Reception
- "Eggers's book, which goes a surprisingly long way toward delivering on its self-satirizing, hyperbolic title, is a profoundly moving, occasionally angry and often hilarious account of... odd and silly things..." - The New York TimesThe New York Times: My Brother's Keeper (February 20, 2000)
- "'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius' is an astonishing debut. But still, there's that title. Heartbreaking? Definitely. Staggering? Sure. Genius? I'd say." - Bookreporter.comBookreporter.com: 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius'
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What's the best way to cope with heartbreak? And did I even do the right thing? 6 AnswersOh goodness, I know it will feel HORRIBLE but it will take a lot less time than you think to get over him. It sounds to me like you've done the right thing - th... read more
Slow Motion Food Fight: Genius or gross? 4 AnswersThe two are not mutually exclusive. Briliant ideas can be "eww gross" ^_^ read more
Explain the comedic genius of Monty Python. 7 AnswersWell, there's a certain totally inexplicable element to great comedy. It works because it just WORKS, and it's sort of magic and mysterious and that's what is s... read more
Does anyone agree that ''True Blood'' is a genius work of entertainment? 1 AnswerI started watching the 1st season. It was ok, but it got a little too creepy and gross for my tastes. I know a lot of people love the show though. read more
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is anyone else unimpressed with dave eggers' writing? you'd think a "heartbreaking work of staggering genius" would have some genius in it.
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Almost done with The Fountainhead, then on to a A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. I love mandatory vacation!
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Too tired 2 tweet.. can't even spell... Have 2 work know.. What's your thoughts on "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" by D. Eggers?
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Didn't get round to the film. Another time. Have been #reading A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Fearsome, angry humour!
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