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A heartbreaking work of staggering genius

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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.

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A heartbreaking work of staggering genius, Dave Eggers

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2001
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Title
A heartbreaking work of staggering genius
Language
English
Publisher
Vintage Books
Released
2001
Format
Paperback
Pages
484
ISBN10
0375725784
ISBN13
9780375725784
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First published
2000
Original title
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
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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.