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Dave Eggers is set to release his first adult novel in five years, Contrapposto, and PEOPLE has an exclusive look at the book's cover

The forthcoming release is a "sweeping novel about friendship, love and the lifelong pursuit of art," and has been nearly 20 years in the making

"Sometimes a certain book takes an especially long time to gestate and make its correct form known," Eggers tells PEOPLE

Dave Eggers has a brand new adult novel on the way — marking his first in five years!

PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the cover of Contrapposto , featuring drawings done by the author himself. The book — which is set to be released next June from publisher Alfred A. Knopf — is a "sweeping novel about friendship, love and the lifelong pursuit of art," and has been alm

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