| A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: Pulitzer Prize Finalist Contributor(s): Eggers, Dave (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375725784 ISBN-13: 9780375725784 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2001 Annotation: The literary sensation of the year, a book that redefines both family and narrative for the twenty-first century. 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. Here is an 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. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is an instant classic that will be read in paperback for decades to come. The Vintage edition includes a new appendix by the author. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 00043832 |
| Lexile Measure: 1050 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 8" (0.70 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Geographic Orientation - California - Sex & Gender - Masculine - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 74907 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 21.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a beautifully ragged, laugh-out-loud funny and utterly unforgettable book. --San Francisco Chronicle National Bestseller Pulitzer Prize Finalist A book that redefines both family and narrative for the twenty-first century. 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. Here is an 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. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is an instant classic that will be read for decades to come. |