A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius was a Pulitzer Prize Finalist. When twenty-one-year-old Dave Eggers loses both of his parents within weeks of each other, he suddenly becomes the primary caregiver to his eight-year-old brother, Toph. What follows is a wild, imaginative, and brutally honest account of growing up too soon. Brimming with unconventional humor, poignant reflection, and unique narrative flair, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is more than just a memoir. Eggers manages to turn his story of grief into a fearless exploration of what it means to survive, to hold a family together, and tell your story on your own terms.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Year
- 2013
- ISBN-13
- 9781476737546
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- Grief and lossSibling caregivingComing of age
Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionShortlistedMajor(2001)
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