Dave Eggers
1970
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
movement: postmodern literature
country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Lake Forest High School, UIUC College of Media
occupation: writer, editor, screenwriter, novelist, science fiction writer, journalist, activist shareholder
award received: Prix Médicis étranger, TED Prize, Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, American Book Awards, Carl Sandburg Literary Award
official website: daveeggers.net
Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He wrote the 2000 best-selling memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Eggers is also the founder of Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, a literary journal; a co-founder of the literacy project 826 Valencia and the human rights nonprofit Voice of Witness; and the founder of ScholarMatch, a program that matches donors with students needing funds for college tuition. His writing has appeared in several magazines. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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