by Dave Eggers · McSweeney's · tapa dura · ISBN 9781932416640
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«What Is the What» is the historical novel by Dave Eggers, published by McSweeney's in hardback (475 pages, in English).
Based on the real life of Valentino Achak Deng, the novel tells how, as a child, he flees the civil war in southern Sudan and crosses the desert with other minors known as the Lost Boys. He survives in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya and settles in the United States, where he faces new challenges while rebuilding his life.
«What Is the What», published in 2006, received the Independent Publisher Book Award and the Prix Médicis étranger, and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
For readers of historical fiction and contemporary narrative interested in real conflicts, forced migration, and the refugee experience.
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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.
