A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius：Based on a True Story?

作者 Dave Eggers著
出版社 Vintage
出版时间 2001年2月
ISBN 9780375725784
定价 194.00

内容简介

Theliterarysensationoftheyear,abookthatredefinesbothfamilyandnarrativeforthetwenty-firstcentury.AHeartbreakingWorkofStaggeringGeniusisthemovingmemoirofacollegeseniorwho,inthespaceoffiveweeks,losesbothofhisparentstocancerandinheritshiseight-year-oldbrother.Hereisanexhilaratingdebutthatmanagestobesimultaneouslyhilariousandwildlyinventiveaswellasadeeplyheartfeltstoryofthelovethatholdsafamilytogether.AHeartbreakingWorkofStaggeringGeniusisaninstantclassicthatwillbereadinpaperbackfordecadestocome.TheVintageeditionincludesanewappendixbytheauthor.Arespectedmagazineeditor/founderandonetimespokesmanforGenerationXoffersasatiric,eloquent,andthoroughlytradition-shatteringmemoirthatdiscussesthedeathsofhisparentsfromcancer,hisraisingofhisyoungerbrother,andmore.Reader'sGuideavailable.Reprint.300,000firstprinting.Theauthorchronicleshislifeafterthedeathsofhisparents,whenhewasresponsibleforthecareandupbringingofhiseight-year-oldbrother,andoffersanewappendixclarifying,amending,andexpandingtheoriginalwork.Theliterarysensationoftheyear,abookthatredefinesbothfamilyandnarrativeforthetwenty-firstcentury.AHeartbreakingWorkofStaggeringGeniusisthemovingmemoirofacollegeseniorwho,inthespaceoffiveweeks,losesbothofhisparentstocancerandinheritshiseight-year-oldbrother.Hereisanexhilaratingdebutthatmanagestobesimultaneouslyhilariousandwildlyinventiveaswellasadeeplyheartfeltstoryofthelovethatholdsafamilytogether.AHeartbreakingWorkofStaggeringGeniusisaninstantclassicthatwillbereadinpaperbackfordecadestocome.TheVintageeditionincludesanewappendixbytheauthor.Thequestions,discussiontopics,andauthorbiographythatfollowaredesignedtoenhanceyourgroup'sreadinganddiscussionofDaveEggers'AHeartbreakingWorkofStaggeringGenius.Wehopethattheywillprovideyouwithavarietyofwaysofthinkingandtalkingaboutthisextraordinaryanduniquebook.

作者简介

DaveEggersistheauthoroffourbooks,AHeartbreakingWorkofStaggeringGenius,YouShallKnowOurVelocity!,HowWeAreHungry,andWhatIstheWhat.HeistheeditorofMcSweeney’s,aquarterlymagazineandbook-publishingcompany,andiscofounderof826Valencia,anetworkofnonprofitwritingandtutoringcentersforyoungpeople.Hisinterestinoralhistoryledtohis2004cofoundingofVoiceofWitness,anonprofitseriesofbooksthatuseoralhistorytoilluminatehumanrightscrisesaroundtheworld.Asajournalist,hisworkhasappearedinTheNewYorker,Esquire,andTheBeliever.HelivesintheSanFranciscoBayareawithhiswifeanddaughter.

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