Vernon God Little
DBC Pierre, 2003
This novel (Booker Prize, 2003) by the Australian born writer Peter Warren Finlay who took on the pen name DBC (standing for Dirty But Clean) Pierre is a black comedy featuring Vernon Gregory Little, a troubled teenager. Little is fifteen and lives in a small town in Texas in the US- Wrongly accused of being a conspirator in a horrific . incident involving the killing of 16 bullying schoolmates by his friend Jesus Navarro who then commits suicide, he goes on the run when things get completely out of hand; Written in contemporary vernacular, the book succeeds in presenting the ambiguities present in contemporary US. it won the 2003 Booker Prize.
This novel (Booker Prize, 2003) by the Australian born writer Peter Warren Finlay who took on the pen name DBC (standing for Dirty But Clean) Pierre is a black comedy featuring Vernon Gregory Little, a troubled teenager. Little is fifteen and lives in a small town in Texas in the US- Wrongly accused of being a conspirator in a horrific . incident involving the killing of 16 bullying schoolmates by his friend Jesus Navarro who then commits suicide, he goes on the run when things get completely out of hand; Written in contemporary vernacular, the book succeeds in presenting the ambiguities present in contemporary US. it won the 2003 Booker Prize.
Hmmm...i cannot say your blog throws a lot of light on the book itself. besides I feel the use of such dark colours is a strain on the eye. not to mention the very user unfriendly animated banner you have placed just above the post...
ReplyDeleteVernon God Little is a book I enjoyed reading immensely. The use of language was stunning.