Big Snake Little Snake :An Inquiry into Risk

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Big Snake Little Snake

Big Snake Little Snake :An Inquiry into Risk

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3.59 (119 Ratings by Goodreads)
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Description

Big Snake Little Snake is a cascade of true stories by DBC Pierre, recorded while on his way to make a short film with a parrot in Trinidad, which not only examines the nature of gambling, the love affair between gambler and game and the mindset of obsessive practitioners, but aims to shed light on the invisible odds and outrageous chances of everyday life on Earth. Snakes symbolise a road in a Trinidadian numbers game based on dreams and superstition. The inquiry was prompted by a little snake on Pierre's doorstep. 'If writers were athletes, DBC Pierre would be hanging out with the skydivers, the stunt-snowboarders and the white-water rafters' Independent 'One of the most original and seriously funny narrative voices' Observer
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781788169776
ISBN10 1788169778
Number Of Pages 176
Item Weight 280 g
Product Dimensions 136 x 226 x 24 mm
Publisher / Reseller Profile Books Ltd
Format hardback
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Praise for DBC Pierre: 'If writers were athletes, DBC Pierre would be hanging out with the skydivers, the stunt-snowboarders and the white-water rafters.' * Independent *
One of the most original and seriously funny narrative voices * Observer *
Dangerous, smart, ridiculous and very funny * The New York Times *
Pierre's writing is heady, reaching glorious heights of linguistic invention * Independent *

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Author's Bio

DBC Pierre is one of the world's most uncompromising literary voices and the author of the novels Vernon God Little, Ludmila's Broken English, Lights Out In Wonderland and Meanwhile In Dopamine City. Vernon God Little sold in forty-three territories and won the Man Booker Prize, the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel, the Bollinger Wodehouse Everyman Award and the James Joyce Award. His book on creative writing, Release The Bats, is a classic of its kind.

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