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7 unusual facts about Dave Eggers


Brown-brown

In What is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng, by Dave Eggers, the protagonist makes frequent references to brown-brown, the process by which he and other child soldiers were forced to become addicted to it and other drugs, and how it eventually helped them "enjoy," but really cope with the horrendous violence they perpetrated.

Fucking Smilers

The album was produced by Mann's bassist, Paul Bryan, and features guest appearances by singer-songwriter Sean Hayes, who duets with Mann on the track "Ballantines", and author Dave Eggers, who whistles on "Little Tornado".

King Abdullah Economic City

The city is the destination of Alan Clay, the protagonist in Dave Eggers's 2012 novel A Hologram for the King.

Phil Campbell, Alabama

The story of the Phil Campbell convention was published in Might Magazine, a San-Francisco-based publication founded by Dave Eggers.

StudioSTL

Modeled after Dave Eggers' 826 Valencia in San Francisco, StudioSTL was formed in 2005 by seven St. Louis area professionals: Pam Bliss, Elizabeth Ketcher, Cherlyn Michaels, John Pankey, Rachel Rowe, Suzie Schmidt and Erik Smetana.

The Information

#* The Exoskeleton section contains dialogue spoken by Dave Eggers and Spike Jonze.

The Wild Things

The Wild Things is a 2009 full length novel written by Dave Eggers and published by McSweeney's.


Creative writing

For example, writer Dave Eggers set up the innovative 826 Valencia in San Francisco, where young people write with professional writers.

Neal Pollack

After Dave Eggers's magazine McSweeney's began publishing his work, Pollack began appearing in shows with Eggers, John Hodgman, Sarah Vowell, Zadie Smith, David Byrne, Arthur Bradford, They Might Be Giants, M. Doughty, and many others before parting ways with McSweeney's in 2003.

PEN Center USA

Robert Pinsky won the Lifetime Achievement Award; Dave Eggers received the Award of Honor for his work with 826LA; Charles Bowden received the prestigious First Amendment Award; and Ellie Herman was given the Freedom to Write (Domestic) Award for her work with PEN In The Classroom.


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