A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is a 2000 memoir written by Dave Eggers.
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'
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Study Guides
- Publisher Site: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Reading Group Guide
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- Arts and Faith: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Discussion
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Simon & Schuster, Vintage Books
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496
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ISBN 978-0375725784
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