DAVE EGGERS is the author of many books, among them The Circle, The Eyes and the Impossible, The Monk of Mokha, A Hologram for the King, What Is the What, and The Museum of Rain. He is the cofounder of 826 Valencia, a youth writing and tutoring center which has inspired dozens of similar nonprofit organizations around the world, and the founder of McSweeney's, an independent publisher. He has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and is the recipient of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for Education, and the American Book Award.
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“[An] Astonishing story … of immerse power, emotion and even, in
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humbled, enlightened, transformed.” —Khaled Hosseini, author of The
Kite Runner
“Lit by lightning flashes of humor, wisdom and charm.... An
extraordinary work of witness, and of art.” —Francine Prose, The
New York Times Book Review
“A moving, frightening, improbably beautiful book.” —Lev Grossman,
Time
“A testament to the triumph of hope over experience, human
resilience over tragedy and disaster.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New
York Times
"An absolute classic.... Compelling, important, and vital to the
understanding of the politics and emotional consequences of
oppression." —Jonathan Durbin, People
“A sweet and sometimes very funny story of one boy’s coming of
age.... Strange, beautiful and unforgettable.” —John Freeman, San
Francisco Chronicle
New York Times Notable Book * NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD
FINALIST
"[An] Astonishing story ... of immerse power, emotion and even, in
the midst of horror, beauty." -Salman Rushdie
"Told with humor, humanity, and bottomless compassion for his
subject. . . . It is impossible to read this book and not be
humbled, enlightened, transformed." -Khaled Hosseini, author of The
Kite Runner
"Lit by lightning flashes of humor, wisdom and charm.... An
extraordinary work of witness, and of art." -Francine Prose, The
New York Times Book Review
"A moving, frightening, improbably beautiful book." -Lev
Grossman, Time
"A testament to the triumph of hope over experience, human
resilience over tragedy and disaster." -Michiko Kakutani, The
New York Times
"An absolute classic.... Compelling, important, and vital to the
understanding of the politics and emotional consequences of
oppression." -Jonathan Durbin, People
"A sweet and sometimes very funny story of one boy's
coming of age.... Strange, beautiful and unforgettable." -John
Freeman, San Francisco Chronicle
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