![]() ![]() Alan has recently been through a terrible divorce and as a result is deeply in debt and financially ruined, and he worries he will not be able to continue paying his daughter’s college tuition. His meeting with a woman in Nairobi is described Alan is very attracted to her and wishes he could get to know her better, but when his flight is called he simply gets up and walks away from her. The story opens with the simple declaration that a man named Alan Clay is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. With hints of parable, Eggers explores a modern-day quandary in both national and personal identity explored through mid-life crisis and cultural clashes. ![]() A Hologram for the King is a novel by Dave Eggers, published in 2012. ![]()
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