· DBC Pierre was born in in Reynella, Australia. Brought up in Mexico and the UK, he now lives in Ireland. He worked previously as a designer and an internationally published cartoonist, but is now devoting himself to writing. His debut novel, Vernon God Little - a dark satire set in the aftermath of a Texas high school massacre - was the winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction and was Brand: Canongate U.S. Vernon God Little by Pierre, DBC. Used; Condition Used - Good ISBN 10 ISBN 13 Seller. Wonder Book. Seller rating: This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers. Frederick, Maryland. Day Return Guarantee; Item Price Or just with a Bibliophiles club membership. Fifteen-year-old Vernon narrates the story with a cynical twang and a four-letter barb for each of his townsfolk, a medley of characters. With a plot involving a school shooting and death-row reality TV shows, Pierre’s effortless prose and dialogue combine to form a novel of postmodern gamesmanship/5(24).
Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre. It's hot as hell in Martirio, but the papers on the porch are icy with the news. Don't even try to guess who stood all Tuesday night in the road. Clue: snotty ole. Vernon God Little is the debut novel by Australian-born author DBC Pierre, first published in A darkly comic novel, it focuses on the title teenager, Vernon Little, who lives in a small town in Texas in the aftermath of a horrible school shooting where Vernon's best friend killed sixteen students followed by himself. 5 thoughts on "'Vernon God Little' by DBC Pierre" michele says: Aug at PM. This book has been sitting on my shelf for many months waiting to be read. Yet, it still sits there despite the rave reviews and hint of quirky intrigue. Your comments have made me decide to move the book from the "read one day" shelf.. to.
DBC Pierre was born in in Reynella, Australia. Brought up in Mexico and the UK, he now lives in Ireland. He worked previously as a designer and an internationally published cartoonist, but is now devoting himself to writing. His debut novel, Vernon God Little - a dark satire set in the aftermath of a Texas high school massacre - was the winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction and was adapted for stage. Vernon God Little contains elements of two classic American genres: the adolescent coming-of-age story and the road novel. Critics have mentioned the novel's similarity to The Catcher in the Rye and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It appears that D.B.C. Pierre watched and re-watched every single episode of Jerry Springer to come up with the colorful array of characters in Vernon God Little. All the women are obese and nobody is very smart. People say thing like, "Ol' Keeters down tha road done made-up summa that thar stuff-" and so on.
0コメント