Dave Eggers

If you haven't read his first novel: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - I would highly suggest you do. His sarcasm - if you get it, will surely put a smile on your face. His recent novel: "What is the What" has stepped him to another level of writing, dealing with the real and gritty, advocating for a human cause. I can't wait to pick it up and see if his sarcastic style gives any light or even justice to the story based on the real life of: Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese refugee. BUT Egger decides to fictionalize Deng's story, "while we start out wondering what is real and what is not, it is a testament to the power of Mr. Deng’s experiences and Mr. Eggers’s ability to convey their essence in visceral terms that we gradually forget these schematics of composition". Ahem.











Interesting fact: Eggers is married with a daughter named October.