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Dave Eggers

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Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. His 2000 memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, became a bestseller and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Eggers is the founder of several literary and philanthropic ventures, including the literary journal Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, the literacy project 826 Valencia, and the human rights non-profit organisation Voice of Witness. He also founded ScholarMatch, a program that connects donors with students needing funds for college tuition. His writing has appeared in publications including The New Yorker, Esquire, and The New York Times Magazine.

Born
1970

Where to start with Dave Eggers

Begin with A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, published in 2000. This memoir serves as a foundational text in Dave Eggers’s body of work and introduces his distinctive narrative voice and thematic concerns. After this, proceed with the standalone novels in publication order: What Is the What (2012), The Wild Things (2009), A Hologram For The King (2016), The Circle (2016), and Heroes of the Frontier (2016). Each book builds on the previous in sequence, reflecting the evolution of Eggers’s fiction and nonfiction approaches. No series is present in the catalog; all works are standalone. The reading path is strictly chronological by publication date.

Books by Dave Eggers

  1. Cover of The Circle
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  2. Cover of A Hologram For The King
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  3. Cover of Heroes of the Frontier
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  4. Cover of A heartbreaking work of staggering genius
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  5. Cover of What Is the What
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  6. Cover of The Wild Things
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.