Vernon God Little : a 21st century comedy in the presence of death
(2012)
By:
Pierre, D. B. C
Fiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Grove/Atlantic, Inc., 2012
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780802194350 (electronic bk.) MWT12211825, 0802194354 (electronic bk.) 12211825
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Hailed by the critics and lauded by readers for its riotously funny and scathing portrayal of America in an age of trial by media, materialism, and violence, Vernon God Little was an international sensation when it was first published in 2003 and awarded the prestigious Man Booker Prize. 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. With a plot involving a school shooting and death-row reality TV shows, Pierre's effortless prose and dialogue combine to form a novel of postmodern gamesmanship
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