{"product_id":"understanding-dave-eggers-timothy-w-galow-9781611174274","title":"Understanding Dave Eggers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book-length study of the life and writings of the award-winning author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Dave Eggers\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the work of one of the most celebrated American authors of the twenty-first century and is the first book-length study incorporating Eggers's novels, short-story collections, and film scripts. With a style aimed at students and general readers alike, Timothy W. Galow offers a textual analysis that uniquely combines Eggers's early autobiographical works and the subject of celebrity as well as his later texts that deal with humanitarian issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGalow devotes a chapter to each of Eggers's major works, from his first book, the Pulitzer Prize-nominated memoir, \u003ci\u003e A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, \u003c\/i\u003e though his recent novel, \u003ci\u003eA Hologram for the King, \u003c\/i\u003e a National Book Award finalist about an aging American businessman chasing success in Saudi Arabia. Other chapters cover \u003ci\u003eYou Shall Know Our Velocity, What Is the What, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eZeitoun. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter studies the major themes and styles of the featured work while also placing it in the context of Eggers's oeuvre. In this way Galow examines each text in its own right, but he also offers us a larger guide to all of Egger's work. Providing important historical background for understanding Eggers's literary work, Galow examines how Eggers's texts are deeply invested in both his own public persona and the changing cultural conditions in the United States over the past twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGalow's careful analysis is conveyed in clear language that engages issues important to contemporary critics without being pedantic or jargon laden. As a result \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Dave Eggers\u003c\/i\u003e can serve as a useful introduction to the author's work or a valuable resource for the devoted reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy W. Galow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611174279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611174274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015","brand":"Timothy W. Galow","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097013821695,"sku":"9781611174274","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-dave-eggers-timothy-w-galow-9781611174274","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}