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Like J D Salinger, with whom he has often been compared, D B C Pierre emerged from nowhere, took the literary world by storm with a vividly colloquial first novel narrated by a disaffected teenager, then lapsed into relative obscurity.Neither of Pierre’s immediately subsequent two books, Ludmila’s Broken English (2006) and Lights out in Wonderland (2010), earned a fraction of the plaudits, suggesting that, like Salinger, he may well be remembered for a single, coruscating work that caught the mood of the day. But how likely is the novel to prove an enduring classic? This is just one of the many questions explored in The Connell Short to Vernon God Little; is a must-read for anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of the novel.
The Connell Short to The Road explores some key questions about the novel, such as: What have they lost? What do they have? What do they stand to gain? This guide is a must-read for anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of The Road.
Like J D Salinger, with whom he has often been compared, D B C Pierre emerged from nowhere, took the literary world by storm with a vividly colloquial first novel narrated by a disaffected teenager, then lapsed into relative obscurity.Neither of Pierre’s immediately subsequent two books, Ludmila’s Broken English (2006) and Lights out in Wonderland (2010), earned a fraction of the plaudits, suggesting that, like Salinger, he may well be remembered for a single, coruscating work that caught the mood of the day. But how likely is the novel to prove an enduring classic? This is just one of the many questions explored in The Connell Short to Vernon God Little; is a must-read for anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of the novel.
The Connell Short to The Road explores some key questions about the novel, such as: What have they lost? What do they have? What do they stand to gain? This guide is a must-read for anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of The Road.
