by Dave Eggers · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782715813434
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«Une œuvre déchirante d'un génie renversant» is Dave Eggers's memoir, published by Balland in paperback (543 pages, in French).
Dave Eggers recounts how, after losing both parents to cancer, he becomes responsible for his eight-year-old brother. The narrative combines the pain of grief with an ironic tone and an inventive narrative voice to address family, memory, and the very act of writing.
French translation of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, originally published in 2000. It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction and won the Borders Original Voices Award.
For book clubs and memoir readers seeking a family story with humour, irony, and emotion.
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Dave Eggers 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. Additionally, he founded ScholarMatch, a program that connects donors with students needing funds for college tuition. His writing has appeared in publications including The New Yorker, Esquire, and The New York Times Magazine.
