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2000 | Fiction & Poetry
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is a part-autobiographical, part-fictional account by Dave Eggers, in which he chronicles his stewardship of younger brother Christopher "Toph" Eggers following the cancer-related deaths of his parents. Although the story is based on true events, Eggers takes great creative liberties. He often writes wild, tangential fantasy scenes. He occasionally "compresses" time, making events in the book closer in time to one another than they actually were to enhance the flow of the story. Thus, this work probably falls into the category of creative non-fiction.
Dave Eggers
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| Published by | Simon & Schuster |
| Edition | Unknown |
| ISBN | 9780375725784 |
| Language | N/A |
Memoir Creative-Fiction Fiction Cancer Life & Death Parenting
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