Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He wrote the best-selling memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.[1]
Dave Eggers | |
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.jpg) Eggers at BookExpo America in 2018 | |
| Born | March 12, 1970
(aged 55) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, editor, publisher, philanthropist |
| Period | 1993–present |
| Literary movement | Postmodern literature, post-postmodern, new sincerity |
| Spouse | Vendela Vida |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Eggers is also the founder of McSweeney's, a co-founder of the literacy project 826 Valencia and the human rights nonprofit Voice of Witness, and the founder of ScholarMatch.
Dave Eggers Media
Eggers worked with Sudan refugee Valentino Achak Deng to tell a fictionalized account of Achak's life story.
Author Dave Eggers at signing books after a discussion on his novel What is the What in San Mateo, California.
References
- ↑ "Dave Eggers to deliver Brown University commencement address". May 19, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
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