What Is the What writes: "Over the course of many years, Dave and I have collaborated to tell my story... I told [him] what I knew and what I could remember, and from that material he created this work of art." The book is typical of Eggers' style: blending non-fictional and fictional elements into a non-fiction novel or memoir. By classifying the book a novel, Eggers says, he freed himself to re-create conversations, streamline complex relationships, add relevant detail and manipulate time and space in helpful ways—all while maintaining the essential truthfulness of the storytelling. However, not all critics were impressed. Lee Siegel sees
The Final Word (novel) in 2016 and was ranked first on the list of bestsellers of the American BookDaily in 2017 and left behind numerous world bestsellers (became the first novel from Southeast Europe which appeared on that list). The Final Word (novel) The Final Word () is a bestseller novel by Bosnian writer Zlatko Topčić, published in 2011 by Europapress Holding & Novi Liber (Hanza Media since 2016). It received the Hasan Kaimija Award for best book published in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2011 and 2012, and the Skender Kulenović Award for best book published in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2011. The novel