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.
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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
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is available as paperback(ISBN 9780375725784) and paperback(ISBN 9780676973655)
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