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Conversations with Dave Eggers (Paperback)
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Conversations with Dave Eggers (Paperback)
Series: Literary Conversations Series
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It's been barely twenty years since Dave Eggers (b. 1970) burst
onto the American literary scene with the publication of his
memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. In that time, he
has gone on to publish several books of fiction, a few more books
of nonfiction, a dozen books for children, and many
harder-to-classify works. In addition to his authorship, Eggers has
established himself as an influential publisher, editor, and
designer. He has also founded a publishing company, McSweeney's;
two magazines, Might and McSweeney's Quarterly Concern; and several
nonprofit organizations. This whirlwind of productivity, within
publishing and beyond, gives Eggers a unique standing among
American writers: jack of all trades, master of same. The
interviews contained in Conversations with Dave Eggers suggest the
range of Eggers's pursuits-a range that is reflected in the variety
of the interviews themselves. In addition to the expected
interviews with major publications, Eggers engages here with
obscure magazines and blogs, trade publications, international
publications, student publications, and children from a mentoring
program run by one of his nonprofits. To read the interviews in
sequence is to witness Eggers's rapid evolution. The cultural
hysteria around Staggering Genius and Eggers's complicated
relationship with celebrity are clear in many of the earlier
interviews. From there, as the buzz around him mellows, Eggers
responds in kind, allowing writing and his other endeavors to come
to the fore of his conversations. Together, these interviews
provide valuable insight into a driving force in contemporary
American literature.
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