A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Pulitzer Prize Finalist

By Dave Eggers | Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

About the book

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A \"A beautifully ragged, laugh-out-loud funny and utterly unforgettable book\" (San Francisco Chronicle) that redefines both family and narrative. • From the bestselling author of The Circle.

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. This 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.

Editions of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Paperback
ISBN 9780375725784
Paperback
ISBN 9780676973655

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A \"A beautifully ragged, laugh-out-loud funny and utterly unforgettable book\" (San Francisco Chronicle) that redefines both family and narrative. • From the bestselling author of The Circle.

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. This 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius about?

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A \"A beautifully ragged, laugh-out-loud funny and utterly unforgettable book\" (San Francisco Chronicle) that redefines both family and narrative. • From the bestselling author of The Circle.

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. This 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.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius?

Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Memoirs

Where can I read a sample of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780375725784

Who is/are the Author/s of the book A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius?

Dave Eggers

Who is the Publisher of the book A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius?

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is available as paperback(ISBN 9780375725784) and paperback(ISBN 9780676973655)

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