by D. B. C. Pierre · Penguin Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571215171
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«Vernon God Little» is the satirical novel by D. B. C. Pierre, published by Penguin Books in paperback (288 pages, in English).
In the small town of Martirio, Texas, teenager Vernon Gregory Little sees his life destroyed when, after a shooting at his high school, the media single him out as guilty. Hounded by the press and trapped in a growing spiral of absurdity, Vernon decides to flee to Mexico, in a black comedy that portrays media brutality and the search for innocence.
It is D. B. C. Pierre's first novel and was awarded the 2003 Booker Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize.
A suitable read for those who enjoy social satire and black humour, particularly criticism of the media and American society.
Peter Warren Finlay, also known as DBC Pierre, is an Australian author who wrote the novel Vernon God Little.
