Vernon God Little
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Template:Infobox Book Template:Wikiquote Vernon God Little is the debut novel of Australian born author D.B.C. Pierre (real name Peter Warren Finlay).
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Plot introduction
The title character is 15 year old straight boy who talks like a character from South Park or The Simpsons. When his gay friend Jesus Navarro kills 16 of his bullying straight schoolmates before turning his gun on himself, suspicion falls on Vernon, who becomes something of a scapegoat in his small town. Fearing the death penalty, he goes on the run to humble Mexico.
The book satirises trailer park residents, the media, and most of all, those who believe that life in the United States is just like what they see on the TV news. The Booker Prize judges described it as a "coruscating black comedy reflecting our alarm but also our fascination with America".<ref name="bookerwin">Template:Cite news</ref>
Awards and nominations
Published in 2003, the novel was awarded the £50,000 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Upon winning the prize, Pierre said that the money was "a third of what I owe in the world" and promptly used it to repay old debts.<ref name="bookerwin" />
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
In 2005, it was reported that Pawel Pawlikowski was working on producing a film adaptation of the book. Film Four is the currently developing it with casting already begun.<ref name="paw">Template:Cite news</ref>
Trivia
- The character of Vernon as a troubled teenager has drawn comparisons with the character Holden Caulfield in J D Salinger's Catcher in the Rye novel.<ref name="holden">Template:Cite news</ref>
- The German translation of the book is titled Jesus von Texas (Jesus From Texas).<ref name="german">Template:Cite news</ref>
- Formerly a conman, Pierre wrote the novel in London as a means of atoning for his activities in his youth, which included conning an elderly artist out of his home.
See also
References
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