Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He is best known for his 2000 memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering...
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The Circle is a 2013 dystopian novel written by American author Dave Eggers. The novel chronicles tech worker Mae Holland as she joins a powerful Internet...
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2014, Dave Eggers announced that McSweeney's would become a nonprofit publishing house and asked readers for donations for several projects. Eggers cited...
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The Eyes and the Impossible is a 2023 all-ages book written by Dave Eggers with illustrations by Shawn Harris. It tells the story of Johannes, a dog appointed...
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path. She is married to author Dave Eggers, has two children, and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Vida and Eggers had met in 1998 in San Francisco...
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (category Books by Dave Eggers)
Genius is a memoir by Dave Eggers. Published in 2000, it chronicles his stewardship of his younger brother Christopher "Toph" Eggers following the cancer-related...
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What Is the What (category Novels by Dave Eggers)
The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng is a 2006 novel written by Dave Eggers. It is based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese child refugee...
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Dutch Republic Dave Eggers (born 1970), American writer, editor and publisher Doug Eggers (born 1930), American football player Frank H. Eggers (1901–1954)...
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beyond postmodern irony. Other authors often described as postironic are Dave Eggers, Tao Lin, and Alex Shakar. Whereas in postmodern irony, something is...
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The Captain and the Glory: An Entertainment (category Novels by Dave Eggers)
(ISBN 978-0-525-65908-2) is a satirical novella written by American author Dave Eggers, published by Alfred A. Knopf on November 19, 2019. The story is set...
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The Circle (2017 film) (category Films based on works by Dave Eggers)
directed by James Ponsoldt with a screenplay by Ponsoldt and Dave Eggers, based on Eggers' 2013 novel of the same name. The film stars Emma Watson and...
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been displaced by Sudan's wars and turbulence. At her urging, writer Dave Eggers began talking to Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese refugee and member...
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William Daniel Eggers (born February 14, 1967) is an American writer, researcher, policy analyst, and government and management consultant. Eggers has worked...
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The Wild Things (category Novels by Dave Eggers)
The Wild Things (ISBN 1934781630) is a novel written by Dave Eggers,, released on October 13, 2009, by McSweeney's. The book is a novelization inspired...
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screenplay was based on a story by Dave Eggers. Krasinski came up with the film's premise and developed the idea with Eggers. They pitched the idea to Damon...
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0 out of 5) based on critic reviews. Writing for The New York Times, Dave Eggers called the book "riveting" and wrote, "in these last pages, Grann takes...
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extensive fact-checking to construct the stories presented in each book. Dave Eggers, Voice of Witness co-founder and author, describes the project as "a...
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(1999). The Ground Beneath Her Feet. Smith, Zadie (2000). White Teeth. Eggers, Dave (2000). A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Fuguet, Alberto (2000)...
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successor to Eggers' earlier magazine project Might, although Might was focused on editorial content and news, and not literature. Eggers also refers to...
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Sara Bergmark Elfgren and Mats Strandberg The Circle (Eggers novel), a 2013 novel by Dave Eggers The Circle (Kingston upon Hull), a demolished cricket...
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Zeitoun (book) (category Books by Dave Eggers)
Zeitoun is a nonfiction book written by Dave Eggers and published by McSweeney's in 2009. It tells the story of Abdulrahman Zeitoun, the Syrian-American...
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American Series and was initially edited by Dave Eggers. In the editor's note to the 2013 volume, Eggers stated that the 12th edition would be his last...
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features a strong current of postmodern writing, like the postironic Dave Eggers' A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (2000), and Jennifer Egan's...
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A Hologram for the King (film) (category Films based on works by Dave Eggers)
co-scored by Tom Tykwer, based on the 2012 novel of the same name written by Dave Eggers, and starring Tom Hanks as a washed-up corporate salesman, who goes to...
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published by McSweeney's, the independent press founded in 1998 by Dave Eggers. Eggers designed The Believer's original design template. Park left The Believer...
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Might Be Giants, featuring interviews with Frank Black, Sarah Vowell, Dave Eggers, Mark Hoppus, and others. It was directed by AJ Schnack and premiered...
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Where the Wild Things Are (film) (category Films with screenplays by Dave Eggers)
fantasy adventure drama film directed by Spike Jonze. Written by Jonze and Dave Eggers, it is based on Maurice Sendak's 1963 children's book of the same name...
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You Shall Know Our Velocity (category Novels by Dave Eggers)
You Shall Know Our Velocity! is a 2002 novel by Dave Eggers. It was Eggers's debut novel, following the success of his memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering...
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Concern) (2017), edited by Dave Eggers Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans: The Best of McSweeney's Humor, Editors Dave Eggers, Kevin Shay, Lee Epstein...
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launched. Among the writers who have cited Wallace as an influence are Dave Eggers, Jonathan Franzen, Rivka Galchen, Matthew Gallaway, David Gordon, John...
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