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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius : A Memoir Based on a True Story
by Eggers, Dave
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0330484540
- ISBN 13
- 9780330484541
- Seller
-
Isle of Man, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Picador, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good. 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT. Book in Very Good + condition. jckt suffers shelf-wear, also 1 cm. tear on rear flap, not price clipped. Hardcover excellent, pushes at top/bottom spine. No inscriptions. No foxing. "Literary self-consciousness and technical invention mix unexpectedly in this engaging memoir by Eggers..who subverts the conventions of the memoir by questioning his memory, motivations and interpretations so thoroughly that the form itself becomes comic."--Publisher's Weekly. Very SCARCE in 1ST PRINT
Synopsis
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is a memoir by Dave Eggers released in 2000. It chronicles his stewardship of younger brother Christopher "Toph" Eggers following the cancer-related deaths of his parents. The book was an enormous commercial and critical success, reaching number one on The New York Times bestseller list and being nominated as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. Time Magazine and several newspapers dubbed it "The Best Book of the Year.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BritoBooks (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001308
- Title
- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius : A Memoir Based on a True Story
- Author
- Eggers, Dave
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0330484540
- ISBN 13
- 9780330484541
- Publisher
- Picador
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Product_type
- 2
Terms of Sale
BritoBooks
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About the Seller
BritoBooks
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Isle of Man
About BritoBooks
Buying, selling, collecting books is my hobby. I tend to specialise in modern, signed 1st edition, both adult and childrens titles. But I also stock many rare & collectible books from all generations and all genres.
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