Pierre VERNON LITTLE GOD 2003 Signed 1st Booker

Title: Vernon God Little: A 21st Century Comedy in the Presence of Death
Author: DBC Pierre
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Printing Year: 2003 Signed first printing

Condition/Details: Bound in white boards bright black embossing to spine, this volume is a scarce signed true first edition of this first novel by Dirty But Clean Pierre (pseudonym of Peter Warren Finlay). Born in Australia, the author was raised in Mexico and considers himself Mexican. The title character is a fifteen-year-old boy who lives in a small town in the U.S. state of Texas. When his friend Jesus Navarro commits suicide after killing sixteen bullying schoolmates, suspicion falls on Vernon, who becomes something of a scapegoat in his small hometown of Martirio. Fearing the death penalty, he goes on the run to Mexico.The volume is in fine condition, and is solidly bound with clean pages. Dustjacket is in glassine cover. The book measures approximately 6" x 8.5" and contains 279 pages. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $4.50