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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2009

by Dave Eggers

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2009 Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

This "great volume" highlights the "very best of this year's fiction, nonfiction, alternative comics, screenplys, blogs and more" (OK!). Compiled by Dave Eggers and students from his San Francisco writing center, it is "both uproarious and illuminating" (Publishers Weekly).

Review:

"...zesty...a terrific hodgepodge of essays, satirical pieces, short fiction, lists and comics" Cleveland Plain Dealer

About the Author

Dave Eggers is the editor of McSweeneys and a cofounder of 826 National, a network of nonprofit writing and tutoring centers for youth, located in seven cities across the United States. He is the author of four books, including What Is the What and How We Are Hungry.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780547241609
Author:
Eggers, Dave
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Introduction:
Satrapi, Marjane
Editor:
Nathan, Jesse
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
General
Edition Description:
2009 Paperback
Series:
Best American Nonrequired Reading
Series Volume:
2009
Publication Date:
October 2009
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
413
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.50 in

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