Author
Dave Eggers
9 award wins, 10 nominations across 9 books.
Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. His 2000 memoir, *A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius,* became a bestseller and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Eggers is also the founder of several literary and philanthropic ventures, including the literary journal *Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern,* the literacy project *826 Valencia,* and the human rights non-profit organisation Voice of Witness.
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
437 pages
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A Hologram for the King
Published 2012-06-19 · 352 pages
"In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and finally do something great"--Publisher.
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Her Right Foot
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The Circle
Published 2013-10-08 · 491 pages
The Circle is a 2013 dystopian novel written by American author Dave Eggers. The novel chronicles tech worker Mae Holland as she joins a powerful Internet company. Her initially rewarding experience turns darker.
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The Eyes and the Impossible
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The Wild Things
Published 2009-10-13 · 283 pages
In a stunning act of imagination, Dave Eggers has adapted Maurice Sendak's children's classic, Where the Wild Things Are, into this richly drawn full-length novel, the story of a lonely boy navigating the emotional journey away from boyhood. Max is a rambunctious eight-year-old, living with his mother and his sister, terrorizing the neighborhood on his bicycle. But Max's world is changing around him: His father is absent and his mother is increasingly distracted. Max's teenage sister is outgrowing him, leaving him alone in favor of her friends.
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What Is the What
Published 2006-10-18 · 475 pages
What Is the What is the epic novel based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children--the so-called Lost Boys--was forced to leave his village in Sudan at the age of seven and trek hundreds of miles by foot, pursued by militias, government bombers, and wild animals, crossing the deserts of three countries to find freedom. When he finally is resettled in the United States, he finds a life full of promise, but also heartache and myriad new challenges.
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Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever?
Published 2014-06-17 · 212 pages
In a barracks on an abandoned military base, miles from the nearest road, Thomas watches as the man he has brought wakes up. Kev, a NASA astronaut, doesn't recognize his captor, though Thomas remembers him. Kev cries for help. He pulls at his chain. But the ocean is close by, and nobody can hear him over the waves and wind. Thomas apologizes. He didn't want to have to resort to this. But they really needed to have a conversation, and Kev didn't answer his messages. And now, if Kev can just stop yelling, Thomas has a few questions.
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Zeitoun
Published 2009-07-15 · 352 pages
From Goodreads: The true story of one family, caught between America’s two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to Hurricane Katrina.
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