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Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre (Paperback, 2004)

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Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre

Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2003

Fifteen-year-old Vernon Gregory Little is in trouble, and it has something to do with the recent massacre of 16 students at his high school. Soon, the quirky backwater of Martirio, barbecue capital of Texas, is flooded with wannabe CNN hacks, eager for a scapegoat.

News of the tragedy serves as open invitation to the media and soon the quirky backwater of Martirio is flooded with wannabe CNN hacks all too keen to lay the blame for the killings at Vernon's feet.

Eulalio Ledesma, in particular, sniffs out his opportunity to make good at Vernon's expense and soon Vernon finds himself drawn into a series of increasingly bizarre (to say nothing of life-threatening) circumstances. Eventually, with the LSD safely deposited and diluted in the ginseng, he succumbs to the workings of Fate and takes off for Mexico and a date - or so he hopes - with the divine Taylor.

About the Author

DBC Pierre was born in Reynella, South Australia. He was raised in Mexico between the ages of seven and twenty-three, although he has also travelled extensively. DBC Pierre has worked as a designer and cartoonist, and currently lives in County Leitrim, Ireland. Vernon God Little, his first novel, won the 2003 Bollinger Everyman Woodhouse Award, the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel, and the 2003 Man Booker Prize. He is the author of Ludmila's Broken English (2006) and Lights Out in Wonderland.

 

Format: Paperback | 288 pages

Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.7 x 1.9 | 234g

Publication Date: 04 Nov 2004

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom

Language: English

ISBN10: 0571215165

ISBN13: 9780571215164

 

Condition: Acceptable

A book with obvious wear. Has some damage to the cover, including very minor scuff marks and a crease on the bottom of the front cover, but integrity still intact. No writing in margins, no underlining or highlighting of text. There is some wrinkling on the bottom-right side of the first 50 pages in the book, possibly due to water damage, but there are no stains. No missing pages or anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text.