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The Monk of Mokha
Given Eggers's literati status, ardent groupies will request all available formats.
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The Monk of Mokha
The son of Yemini immigrants living in San Francisco, 24-year-old Mokhtar Alkhanshali works as a doorman until he becomes interested in coffee and journeys to his parents' homeland to learn more about its cultivation and help Yemeni farmers return their crops to the renown they once had...
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Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever?
A quick read, part psychological thriller, part political screed, this novel poses important questions but offers frustratingly few answers. Eggers was a finalist for both the National Book Critics Circle Award (What Is the What) and the National Book Award (A Hologram for the King). Though this slight novel falls short in comparison, fans will still be asking about it. [See Prepub Alert, 4/14/14.]
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The Circle
Well read by Dion Graham, this is recommended for the general listener and especially for fans of dystopian literature. ["Eggers's seamless prose will suck readers into his satirical polemic against giving up privacy and should provide plenty of discussion around the water cooler—both literal and digital," read the review of the Knopf hc, LJ Xpress Reviews, 10/18/13.—Ed.]
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The Circle
Although this novel lacks subtlety and provides few surprises, Eggers's (A Hologram for the King; Zeitoun) seamless prose will suck readers into his satirical polemic against giving up privacy and should provide plenty of discussion around the water cooler—both literal and digital. [See Prepub Alert, 8/12/13.]
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A Hologram for the King
Ably presented by Dion Graham (who has narrated other Eggers audiobooks), Hologram is especially recommended for those interested in 21st-century American storytelling. [The McSweeney's hc was a New York Times best seller.—Ed.]
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