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A 2000 memoir by American author Dave Eggers

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is a memoir by American author Dave Eggers.

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Published in 2000, the book chronicles Eggers' experiences following the sudden death of both his parents and his subsequent responsibility for raising his younger brother, Christopher "Toph" Eggers. The memoir, noted for its postmodern style and self-referential prose, was a commercial and critical success, becoming a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and hitting number one on The New York Times bestseller list.^[1]

Plot summary

The memoir begins with the deaths of Eggers' parents from cancer within five weeks of each other.

This traumatic event leaves Eggers, then in his early twenties, as the primary caregiver for his eight-year-old brother, Toph. The two brothers move from Chicago to the San Francisco Bay Area, where Eggers tries to balance his responsibilities as a