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

图书标准信息

• 作者 Dave Eggers 著
• 出版社 Vintage
• 出版时间 2001-02
• ISBN 9780375725784
• 定价 194.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 485页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Vintage

【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.