Description |
1 online resource (vi, 138 pages) |
Contents |
Finding the 'Right Reader' -- 'Just Like You' : Fame, Narcissism and the Self-Fulfilling Prophesy of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius -- Mistakes He Knew He Was Making -- A Publisher's Progress : You Shall Know Our Velocity and the McSweeney's Publishing Model -- The Optimist |
Summary |
One Man Zeitgeist: Dave Eggers, Publishing and Publicity undertakes the first extensive analysis of the works of Dave Eggers, an author who has grown from a small-time media upstart into one of the most influential author-publishers of the twenty-first century. Eggers' rise to fame is charted in careful detail, offering analysis of the circumstances of his success and their effects on the production of his literary oeuvre. As both a memoirist and novelist Eggers has distinguished himself from his cohort of young American authors by insisting on seizing the reins of his publishing output |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-134) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Eggers, Dave -- Criticism and interpretation
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SUBJECT |
Eggers, Dave fast |
Subject |
LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781441167491 |
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1441167498 |
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9781472542687 |
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1472542681 |
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9781441117373 |
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1441117377 |
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9781441179654 |
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1441179658 |
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