"In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and finally do something great"--Publisher.
year: 2012, 2013
call number/section: 1000
subjects: americans, saudi arabia, fiction, businessmen, king abdullah economic city (saudi arabia), fiction, global financial crisis, 2008-2009, family life, psychological fiction
Editions
Eggers, Dave
McSweeney's Books (2012)
A struggling American businessman travels to a rising Saudi Arabian city with the hopes of securing a contract that will earn him a commission large enough to stave off his economic woes and hold his family together.
Schools: 1
Eggers, Dave
Vintage Books (2013)
"In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and finally do something great"--Publisher.
Schools: 0