Birthday: March 12, 1970 (Pisces)
Born In: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dave Eggers is known for writing wonderful, gripping stories that tug at the heart. His award-winning body of work consists of several non-fiction, fiction, humor, screenplays, a series on salon.com, several essays and articles. As editor and contributor, he has worked on several works of post-modern literature. Almost all of his works have received significant amount of critical acclaim, not to mention commercial success. This has helped cement his place in the world of post-modern literature. He has thrown the doors open to bridging the divide between ethnic and religious groups through his fresh and honest works of fiction and non-fiction. He has found more success through his more recent work as a novelist, screenwriter, satirist, album art designer, and a proponent of grassroots journalism and alternative comics. As a philanthropist, he is known for helping students get through college vide monetary and after-school help from his nonprofit foundation and its seven chapters. A visionary and a global thought leader, he is often invited to knowledge forums to deliver keynote addresses and engage eager audiences to fresh forward thinking.
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Age: 53 Years, 53 Year Old Males
Spouse/Ex-: Vendela Vida
father: John K. Eggers
mother: Heidi McSweeney Eggers
siblings: Beth Eggers, Christopher Eggers, William (Bill) Eggers
children: October Adelaide Eggers Vida
Born Country: United States
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Height: 5'10" (178 cm), 5'10" Males
City: Chicago, Illinois
U.S. State: Illinois
Founder/Co-Founder: McSweeney's, 826 Valencia, ScholarMatch
education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
awards: 2000 - Time Best Book of the Year
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
2000 - Washington Post Best Book of the Year
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
2000 - San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
2000 - Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
2000 - New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
2001 - Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction finalist
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
2001 - Addison Metcalfe Award (American Academy of Arts and Letters)
2003 - Independent Book Award
You Shall Know Our Velocity
2005 - Named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People
2006 - Salon Book Award for What is the What
2007 - Heinz Award (Arts and Humanities)
2007 - National Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction) finalist
What is the What
2008 - TED Prize
2008 - IMPAC Literary Award longlist
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2009 - Prix Médicis award
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2009 - Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Current Interest)
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2009 - Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Innovator's Award)
2009 - Entertainment Weekly
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