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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.

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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.

by EGGERS, Dave

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ISBN 10
0684863472
ISBN 13
9780684863474
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 2000. Signed on the title page by Dave Eggers, dated 2/28/00 and inscribed To Barbara: OK now. Yes. Yes. D.E. First edition / First printing. Mauve paper spine, gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Selected as one of the 10 best books of 2000 by the editors of the New York Times Book Review. Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Synopsis

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is a memoir by Dave Eggers released in 2000. It chronicles his stewardship of younger brother Christopher "Toph" Eggers following the cancer-related deaths of his parents. The book was an enormous commercial and critical success, reaching number one on The New York Times bestseller list and being nominated as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. Time Magazine and several newspapers dubbed it "The Best Book of the Year.

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Bookseller
Orpheus Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
17736
Title
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.
Author
EGGERS, Dave
Format/Binding
Mauve paper spine, gray paper-covered boards.
Book Condition
New As New
Jacket Condition
Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0684863472
ISBN 13
9780684863474
Publisher
Simon and Schuster,
Place of Publication
New York:
Date Published
2000.
Bookseller catalogs
Memoir;

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