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Plot synopsis. The life of Vernon Little, a normal teenager who lives in Martirio, Texas, falls apart when his best friend, Jesus Navarro, murders their classmates in the schoolyard before killing himself, and Vernon is taken in for questioning. He cooperates with Deputy Vaine Gurie, because he had been running an errand for a teacher, Mr ...
- D. B. C. Pierre
- 288 pp (hardcover edition), 288 pp (paperback edition)
- 2003
- 20 January 2003
Der Roman Jesus von Texas (englischer Originaltitel Vernon God Little) ist das Erstlingswerk des Schriftstellers DBC Pierre. Die medien- und gesellschaftskritische Satire erzählt aus der Perspektive eines Jugendlichen die Folgen eines High-School-Amoklaufes . Pierres Debütroman erschien erstmals 2003 im britischen Faber-and-Faber-Verlag.
Vernon God Little went on to win the 2003 Man Booker Prize, which is awarded to the best novel written by a citizen of the British Commonwealth or Ireland. The book also won the 2003 Whitbread Award for Best First Novel. Although some speculated that the book was poorly received by American critics because of its strong criticisms of American society, the reviews quoted here show that many ...
20. Jan. 2003 · In DBC Pierre’s darkly comic debut novel, an acerbic, foul-mouthed 15-year-old boy goes on the run after a mass shooting at his Texas high school. Vernon Gregory Little has secrets, but none of them, or so he assumes, have anything to do with the recent massacre of sixteen students at his high school. But the quirky Texan backwater of ...
1. Jan. 2003 · Fifteen-year-old Vernon God Little finds himself convicted of murder in the eyes of his community, Martirio, Texas, looooooong before any investigation begins. Sixteen kids are shot dead by Vernon’s best friend Jesus on a schoolyard. Everybody knew Vernon and Jesus hung out together.
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- Paperback
8. Feb. 2011 · Vernon God Little - review. Young Vic, London. Michael Billington. Mon 7 Feb 2011 19.34 EST. W hen it first appeared in 2007 Tanya Ronder's adaptation of DBC Pierre's prize-winning novel was ...
7. Aug. 2012 · Imprint Grove Paperback. Page Count 288. Publication Date August 07, 2012. ISBN-13 978-0-8021-7095-8. Dimensions 5.5" x 8.25". US List Price $14.95. DBC Pierre is also the author of the Man Booker Prize winner Vernon God Little, Lights Out in Wonderlandand Ludmilla’s Broken English. Read More About DBC Pierre.
