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An instant contemporary classic A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction A number one New York Times Bestseller A stunning memoir chronicling profound grief and comic absurdity Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is both heartbreaking and staggering. If capturing the universal in a fresh...
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
The lauded, bestselling memoir of Dave Eggers's extraordinary life with his younger brother.
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An instant contemporary classic
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
A number one New York Times Bestseller
A stunning memoir chronicling profound grief and comic absurdity
Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is both heartbreaking and staggering. If capturing the universal in a fresh and memorable way defines genius, then this book is indeed a work of genius. - The Sunday Times
Dave Eggers' parents died from cancer within a month of each other when he was twenty-one and his brother, Christopher, was seven. They left the Chicago suburb where they had grown up and moved to San Francisco. Hilarious and deeply heartfelt, this is the story of their life together.
'Virtuosic' - The New York Times
'Prodigious' - The Irish Times
'Shocking' - The London Review of Books
'Moving' - The Washington Post
Part of the Picador Collection, a new series showcasing the best of modern literature.
Series: Picador Collection
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ISBN: 9781035060276
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 March 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Picador
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 496
About the Author
Dave Eggers is the founder of McSweeney's, a quarterly journal and website (www.mcsweeneys.net), and his books include You Shall Know Our Velocity, How We Are Hungry, Short Short Stories, and What is the What. His work has appeared in the New Yorker and Ocean Navigator. He is the recipient of the Addison Metcalf Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and was a 2001 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Northern California.
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