The memorable portrait of America is seen through the eyes of a wry, young protagonist. 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.
Als een 15-jarige Amerikaanse schooljongen wordt verdacht van medeplichtigheid aan moord kan hij zich niet verdedigen, vlucht en laadt daardoor meer verdenking op zich.
The only novel to be set in the barbecue sauce capital of Central Texas, Vernon God Little suggests that desparate times throw up the most unlikely of heroes.
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Vernon God Little: en det 21 : a seklets komedi i dödens närhet
'Vernon God Little' é um romance audaz, magistralmente equilibrado entre o quase tabu da violência escolar e o ritmo acelerado da ficção pós-moderna. Ao desenvolver personagens e narrativa, Pierre parodia...
Forfatteren heter Peter Warren Finlay, men skriver under pseudonymet DBC Pierre. Forfatteren er født i Australia, vokst opp i Mexico, men bor nå i Irland. Dette er hans debutroman, som han mottok den prestisjefylte Booker-prisen for.
Samfunnet er ute etter å finne en syndebukk, og de finner Vernon. Forfatteren heter Peter Warren Finlay, men skriver under pseudonymet DBC Pierre. Forfatteren er født i Australia, vokst opp i Mexico, men bor nå i Irland.
Vernon Little is fifteen years old and lives with his mother in Martirio, a flea-bitten Texan town. His best friend just massacred sixteen of their classmates before killing himself. The...
So Vernon does what any red-blooded American teenager would do; he takes off for Mexico. Vernon God Little is a provocatively satirical, riotously funny look at violence, materialism, and the American media.
Als een 15-jarige Amerikaanse schooljongen wordt verdacht van medeplichtigheid aan moord kan hij zich niet verdedigen, vlucht en laadt daardoor meer verdenking op zich.
. . Not since reading John Kennedy O'Toole's masterpiece, A Confederacy of Dunces . . . have I laughed so much or felt such sheer delight at the discovery of a wholly fresh comic voice . . . this novel reads like a modern day fairytale.
It also heralds the arrival of one of the most exciting and acclaimed voices in contemporary fiction, who with this debut novel illustrates that in modern times innocence and basic humanity may not be enough.
WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2003 WINNER OF THE WHITBREAD FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2003 'Startling . . . explosive and extravagantly satisfying.
Vernon God Little
Vernon God Little
So Vernon does what any red-blooded American teenager would do; he takes off for Mexico. Vernon God Little is a provocatively satirical, riotously funny look at violence, materialism, and the American media.
A revised version, as the centrepiece of the Young Vic's celebratory fortieth anniversary season.
Presents the riotous adventures of Vernon Gregory Little in small town Texas and beachfront Mexico.