Description
Alan Clay, a washed-up American businessman, travels to a futuristic Saudi Arabian city with one last chance to save his crumbling life. Desperate to secure a massive business deal that will prevent foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and restore his sense of purpose, he finds himself navigating a surreal landscape of corporate ambition, cultural displacement, and technological promise. As he waits for a crucial meeting with a mysterious client, Alan confronts the hollowness of his dreams and the gap between the man he hoped to become and the man he actually is. Dave Eggers crafts a poignant meditation on American decline, reinvention, and the elusive nature of success in the modern world, blending dark humor with genuine pathos to explore what it means to chase redemption when time is running out.
Available Editions
paperback
McSweeney's Books
Published Jan 1, 2012
312 pages
ISBN: 9781936365746
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Details
First Published
2012
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers.