Author | : Dave Eggers |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Release Date | : 2001 |
ISBN 10 | : 0375725784 |
Pages | : 500 pages |
Rating | : 4.7/5 (257 users) |
Download or read book A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius written by Dave Eggers and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2001 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a beautifully ragged, laugh-out-loud funny and utterly unforgettable book." —San Francisco Chronicle National Bestseller Pulitzer Prize Finalist A book that redefines both family and narrative for the twenty-first century. 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. Here is an exhilarating debut that manages to be simultaneously hilarious and wildly inventive as well as a deeply heartfelt story of the love that holds a family together. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is an instant classic that will be read for decades to come.