Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He wrote the 2000 best-selling memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Eggers is also the founder of Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, a literary journal; a co-founder of the literacy project 826 Valencia and the human rights nonprofit Voice of Witness; and the founder of ScholarMatch, a program that matches donors with students needing funds for college tuition. His writing has appeared in several magazines.
Books by Dave Eggers
5 books available
Zeitoun
by Dave Eggers
4.1(71,730)
After Hurricane Katrina, a Syrian-American man's efforts to help his community are misunderstood, leading to his imprisonment during the War on Terror.
A Hologram for the King
by Dave Eggers
3.3(26,696)
In a shimmering Saudi Arabian city, a desperate American businessman battles the twin specters of personal and global economic collapse while waiting endlessly for a king who might hold the key to his family's last hope.
The Circle
by Dave Eggers
3.4(183,197)
A young woman's dream job at a powerful tech company spirals into a terrifying loss of privacy and identity as the corporation's quest for ultimate transparency consumes everything in its path.
What Is the What
by Dave Eggers
4.2(75,239)
Orphaned by civil war, Valentino Achak Deng journeys across Sudan and Ethiopia, facing loss and finding strength as he navigates conflict.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers
3.7(171,145)
After being orphaned, a young man deals with grief and raises his younger brother in chaotic 90s San Francisco.