This rare, signed first edition hardcover presents Dave Eggers' National Book Award finalist, a humorous and melancholy look at American decline in a globalized world. The story follows Alan Clay, a struggling businessman who travels to a rising Saudi Arabian city to sell a holographic teleconferencing system to the King. As he waits indefinitely in the desert heat for a monarch who may never arrive, Clay confronts his own past failures, financial ruin, and the absurdity of the modern economy. Both a gripping character study and a parable of the 21st century, this collectible copy, signed by the author, is a pristine addition for literary collectors.

This rare, signed first edition hardcover presents Dave Eggers' National Book Award finalist, a humorous and melancholy look at American decline in a globalized world. The story follows Alan Clay, a struggling businessman who travels to a rising Saudi Arabian city to sell a holographic teleconferencing system to the King. As he waits indefinitely in the desert heat for a monarch who may never arrive, Clay confronts his own past failures, financial ruin, and the absurdity of the modern economy. Both a gripping character study and a parable of the 21st century, this collectible copy, signed by the author, is a pristine addition for literary collectors.