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Vernon God Little :Winner of the Booker Prize
Vernon God Little :Winner of the Booker Prize
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Published:
20 January, 2003
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Description
WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE
WINNER OF THE WHITBREAD FIRST NOVEL PRIZE
WINNER OF THE BOLLINGER PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION
Meet fifteen-year-old Vernon Gregory Little. Desperate times call for the most unlikely of heroes.
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. 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 Figueroa.
'Startling . . . explosive and extravagantly satisfying.' Guardian
'Dangerous, smart, ridiculous and very funny.' New York Times
Prizes
Winner of Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2003,Winner of Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize 2003,Winner of Booker Prize for Fiction 2003,Short-listed for Guardian First Book Award 2003,Short-listed for Whitbread Prize (First Novel) 2003
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780571215164 |
| ISBN10 | 0571215165 |
| Number Of Pages | 288 |
| Item Weight | 231 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 197 x 18 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Faber & Faber |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Main - Re-issue |
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Author's Bio
DBC Pierre has worked as a designer and cartoonist, and currently lives in Ireland. His first novel, Vernon God Little, won the 2003 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Award, the 2003 Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel, and the 2003 Man Booker Prize, and has been published in 43 Countries.