Pierre, DBC: *1961
Vernon God Little, 2003 - Information about the Book
- General Information
- The life of Vernon Little, a normal teenager, falls apart when his best friend, Jesus Navarro, murders their classmates in the schoolyard before killing himself
- Information from Wikipedia
- Facts
- The novel was awarded the Man Booker Prize for Fiction and the Whitbread First Novel Award in 2003.
- The book does not criticize the American culture, but the way the world perceives it through the media, especially TV, says DBC Pierre
- Articles
- An Irreverent Novel that falters: "Pierre refrains from any solutions till almost the end of the novel: highlighting the fate of the present, the nature of defeat, loss of meaning and non-availability of any alternative meanings." Rahul Vaidya; March 10, 2014
- "Vernon God Little" and the Influence of Mass Media: "It is evident that DBC Pierre makes Vernon constantly compare things to TV movies and shows to draw special attention to their outstanding, often subconscious impact."
- 'I decided the book should taste like a lime' DBC Pierre on writing Vernon God Little. The Guardian; Augut 8, 2020
DBC Pierre talks about Vernon God Little. SwissEduc; host: Hans Fischer. Basel; November 13, 2007
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DBC Pierre divulges the hidden workings of his rebellious Columbine-inspired novel: His narrator, a disguised St. Peter, retells Christ's story, using a uniquely profane American vernacular. Bookworm with Michael Silverblatt; January 08, 2004