Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different, both a Sunday Times (London) and New York Times bestseller, which has been translated into twenty-eight languages and received a British National Book Award. He received a Somerset Maugham Award and Jerwood Fiction Prize for his debut novel Lolito, and the Celsius 232 and Premio Torres del Agua for The Impossible Boy. He also writes for television and is developing original TV projects in the UK and Germany.
A Lit Hub Brooks tagged five books featuring people who decided to give away large amounts of money. One title on the list:
Dave Eggers, You Shall Know Our VelocityRead about another book on Brooks's list.
In Dave Eggers’ third novel, Will makes $32,000 after one of his photographs is used for the logo of a lightbulb company. Feeling undeserving of the windfall and struggling with grief after the loss of a friend, Will and his friend Hand set out on a road trip to give the money away to people who need it. What they discover is how messy and unfulfilling trying to give well is. How do you decide who is deserving of your help? How can you resist helping those stood in front of you, even when there might be people further afield who need help more dearly?
--Marshal Zeringue
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