Eggersisoneofthemostnotablewritersofhisgeneration,recognizedforsuchbestsell?ingandcriticallyacclaimedbooksasAHologramfortheKing,WhatIstheWhat,andTheCircle.Beforeheembarkedonhiswritingcareer,Eggerswasclassicallytrainedasadraftsmanandpainter.Hethenspentmanyyearsasaprofessionalillus?tratorandgraphicdesignerbeforeturningtowrit?ingfull-time.Morerecently,inordertoraisemoneyforScholarMatch,hiscollege-accessnonprofit,hereturnedtovisualart,andtheresultshavebeenexhibitedingalleriesandmuseumsaroundthecountry.Usuallyinvolvingthepairingofananimalwithhumorousorbiblicaltext,theresultsarewry,oddlyanthropomorphictableausthatcreateaveryentertainingandeccentricbodyofworkfromoneoftoday’sleadingculturemakers.