book-informationA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (7)AuthorDave EggersGenreMemoir, Literary Fiction, Autobiography, Contemporary LiteratureSynopsisA darkly comic memoir that follows Dave Eggers as he becomes the guardian of his eight-year-old brother after both their parents die of cancer within five weeks of each other. Told with raw honesty, postmodern self-awareness, and biting humor, Eggers chronicles his attempts to raise his brother while pursuing his own ambitions in San Francisco during the 1990s. This genre-defying work examines grief, responsibility, and the absurdity of young adulthood with unflinching candor and innovative narrative techniques.