One man zeitgeist Dave Eggers, publishing and publicity Caroline D. Hamilton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamilton, Caroline D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eggers, Dave--Criticism and interpretation.

Eggers, Dave.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York Continuum 2010.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Finding the "right reader" 2."Just Like You": Fame, Narcissism and the Self-Fulfilling Prophesy of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 3. Mistakes He Knew He Was Making 4. A Publisher's Progress: You Shall Know Our Velocity and the McSweeney's Publishing Model 5. The OptimistNotes Works Cited Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-134) and index

ISBN:

9786612977619

9781472542687

1472542681

9781282977617

128297761X

9781441167491

1441167498

OCLC:

703614749