Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers appears in the following:

A True Story of Life, Death and Coffee

Monday, February 12, 2018

Bestselling author Dave Eggers and Mokhtar Alkhanshali, a Yemeni coffee farmer and the subject of Eggers' new book, discuss "The Monk of Mokha."

Comments [4]

Dave Eggers on What is the What

Friday, November 30, 2007

Dave Eggers collaborated with Valentino Achak Deng (a Lost Boy from Sudan) on the novelized autobiography What is the What. Since its original release, proceeds from book sales have funded projects for a school, library, and athletic field in Marial Bai, Deng’s hometown in Sudan.

Event: Dave Eggers will be ...

Comments [1]

Cleaning Supplies

Friday, November 30, 2007

58,000 gallons of oil were recently spilled in the San Francisco Bay...and much of it will never be cleaned up. On Please Explain: how oil spills harm the environment, and why they're so hard to clean up. Also, a look at two new films: "The Savages," and "Protagonist." Also: Dave ...

Comment

Dave Eggers and Valentino Achak Deng

Friday, February 09, 2007

In 2000, Dave Eggers became the literary voice of his generation with the memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. But in his latest work, Eggers chose to channel a very different voice. What is the What tells a fictionalized version of the real life of

Comment

Dave Eggers and Valentino Achak Deng

Friday, November 17, 2006

In 2000, Dave Eggers became the literary voice of his generation with the memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. But in his latest work, Eggers chose to channel a very different voice. What is the What tells a fictionalized version of the real life of

Comment

Irony, Dave Eggers, Urinetown

Saturday, March 02, 2002

Reports of the death of irony have been greatly exaggerated. Kurt Andersen and the writer Dave Eggers talk about how irony saturates our culture and how it can do more than just wink at the audience. We visit the Broadway hit Urinetown and find out what the Cartoon Network has ...

Dave Eggers on Irony

Saturday, March 02, 2002

Kurt Andersen and author Dave Eggers talk about irony, its uses, and the risk of honest sentiment. 

Eggers is the author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and is the founder and editor of McSweeney's, a quarterly journal and website.

Comment