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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers

posted Mar 20, 2014, 5:53 AM by Administrator Admin   [ updated Mar 20, 2014, 5:53 AM ]



Author(s):
Dave Eggers

 
Abstract:
In Lake Forest, Illinois, Dave Eggers and his siblings, Bill, Beth and Toph (who is 13 years younger than his next-eldest sibling, Dave) endure the sudden death of their father due to lung cancer. Their mother dies a month later from stomach cancer after a long struggle. Afterwards, Dave, Beth and Toph move to California. Bill, who does not play a large role in the plot, eventually moves to Los Angeles. The rest of the family live in the San Francisco Bay Area.



Publisher:
Picador

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