An auction at
21st May 2013
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London: Faber And Faber, 2003
8vo, first edition ("10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" on imprint page), original white boards lettered in black on spine, dust-jacket
A fifteen-year-old boy who lives in a small town in Texas, Vernon God Little falls under suspicion of murder after his friend Jesus Navarro commits suicide after killing sixteen bullying schoolmates. Fearing the worst, he escapes and heads for Mexico. An unforgettable black and profane comedy.
Winner of the Man Booker Prize, the Bollinger Wodehouse Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction and the Whitbread first novel award in 2003. Rufus Norris directed a stage adaptation, by Tanya Ronder, at the Young Vic theatre in 2007.
Annotated on 188 pages, including illustrations on 57 pages. Approximately 3,400 words.
All life consists of simply knowing when to be humble and when to be arrogant. TRICKY OLD JOB.
All life consists of simply knowing when to be humble and when to be arrogant. TRICKY OLD JOB.
