Pete dexter born july 22, 1943 is an american novelist. Paris trout by pete dexter paris trout, an unrepentant racist in 1949 georgia. Buy a cheap copy of paris trout book by pete dexter. Paris trout, by pete dexter, is a story about a man, paris trout, who shoots and kills a fourteen. I had never heard of dexter at the time, but i loved the book, and when dexter came to the book store to do a reading, i made sure i was in attendance he turned out to be a very engaging guy and had him sign a copy of paris trout for me. Author interview pete dexter, author of train bookpage. Site includes bibliography and brief author biography. Trout becomes an embarrassment to the polite white society that prefers to hold itself high above such primitive prejudice. Paris trout by pete dexter the 2043rd greatest fiction. Pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout and five other novels. Book 2 by low robert23857 crowbone the oathsworn series, book 5 by low robert23745 the silent patient by alex michaelides12390 ready player one by cline ernest9289. Paris trout is one of the most despicable villains in modern literature as he abuse beyond belief his long suffering wife, cheats and swindles behind a veneer of small tow respectability. Pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout as well as spooner, paper trails, gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, and train. In this novel of social drama, a casual murder in the small georgia town of cotton point just after world war ii and the resulting court case cleave open the ugly.
In 1996, the new york times hailed his novel paperboy as eerie and beautiful. Unexamined lives in cotton point the new york times. In this novel of social drama, a casual murder in the small georgia to. Paris trout contemporary american fiction by pete dexter. Dexter will have you sucked in, and you will not be able to put this one down. Paris trouta disheveled, miserly, eccentric, and amoral but nonetheless locally respectable hardwarestore owner and loan sharkis the murderer. The book starts with paris trout, a white businessman, murdering a 14 year old african american girl. A business man who take repayment of a loan too far. Paris trout by pete dexter free mobi epub ebooks download.
Paris trout the free library of philadelphia overdrive. The first novel that i made my father read to me was lord of the flies by. This is a very well written and engrossing novel about an influential and white businessman who goes to trial for murdering an africanamerican teenage girl in a georgia town in the 1950s. Because it isnt a current title, i was surprised to find that it was the august selection for the laguna beach books book club. Paris trout by pete dexter studocu summary library en studocu.
Gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, the paperboy, and train. When trout is arrested for the crime, he is stunned and enraged, a man of the old south. National book award in 1988 for his novel paris trout. Praise for paris trout a masterpiece, complex and breathtaking. Paris trout is the owner of a store and bank for black citizens when he kills a fourteenyear old black girl in cotton point, georgia. Now back in print, gods pocket is the powerful first novel from the national book awardwinning author of paris trout. Paris trout, on the surface, is a story of a bigoted and psychotic man. Paris trout by pete dexter i first read paris trout in the late 1980s when it was originally released. Over the years, pete dexters hardedged novels have been widely praised for both the riveting stories they tell and the sparkling clarity of the sentences with which they are told. Pete dexter is a brilliant american author who can do no harm in my eyes. Paris trout by pete dexter too many books, too little time. Read paris trout a novel by pete dexter available from rakuten kobo. So when he was killed on a south philadelphia construction site, everyone who knew him wanted to bury the bad news with the body. He has been a columnist for the philadelphia daily news and the sacramento bee, and has contributed to many magazines, including esquire, sports illustrated, and playboy.
There is really no more substance to the book than that. The novel was adapted into a film of the same name. Pete dexter is a highlypraised author of several novels, including paris trout, deadwood and gods pocket. Paris trout contemporary american fiction by pete dexter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Paris trout, the national book award winner for fiction in 1988, is a flawless work. His 1988 bestselling novel, paris trout, won the national book award. Bonner becomes very important in the last half of the book. Paris trout is a resident of cotton point, georgia. Il cuore nero di paris trout by pete dexter nook book. He claims he was perfectly within his rights to do so because someone else in the house owed him a debt. Paris trout, the smalltown georgia store owner in pete dexter s third novel, sleeps with a sheet of lead under his mattress. An expertly crafted and bleakly fascinating tale of social conflict and madness in the deep south, this novel centers on the eponymous paris trout, owner of a general store and other property in cotto. A respected white citizen of cotton point, georgia, paris trout is a shopkeeper, a moneylender, and. This is a very well written and engrossing novel about an influential and white businessman who goes to trial for murdering an africanamerican teenage. Paris trout is a 1988 american novel written by pete dexter and was the winner of the national book award for fiction. Paris trout won the national book award for fiction, and has also been adapted into a film. But the trial does not allow any hiding from the stark reality of social and racial tensions.
Paris trout, the smalltown georgia store owner in pete dexters third novel. Paris trout, the smalltown georgia store owner in pete dexters third novel, sleeps with a sheet of lead under his mattress. He has been a columnist for the philadelphia daily news and the sacramento bee, more about pete dexter. There is no redemption in showing a culture that has grown, leaving a man behind. Paris trout is a shopkeeper, a moneylender, and a murderer of blacks. Mar 12, 2020 pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout as well as spooner, paper trails, gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, and train. Paris trout novel paris trout is a 1988 american novel written by pete dexter and was the winner of the national book award for fiction. Pete dexter portrays his characters with marvelous sharpness. There was so much room for more, and dexter didnt come through. All, that is, except two leons mother and the local columnist for the common man. Pete dexter again shows us why he is one of the best writers out there. Peter dexters third novel, winner of the national book award for fiction, deals. And his friends, family and foes do not realize the danger they face in a man who simply will not see his own guilt.
An expertly crafted and bleakly fascinating tale of social conflict and madness in the deep south, this novel centers on the eponymous paris trout, owner of a general store and other property in. Paris trout by pete dexter won the national book award in 1988. So i started reading as soon as i could tell the letters of the alphabet. Paris trout is a 1988 american novel written by pete dexter and was the winner of the national book award for fiction the novel was adapted into a film of the same name. Upon reading i can say it is worthy of the accolades.
An expertly crafted and bleakly fascinating tale of social conflict and madness in the deep south, this novel centers on the eponymous paris trout, owner of a. Paris trout book austin public library bibliocommons. Two murders by the same man turn a small georgia town upside down. A gothic tale of murder, injustice, and mayhem in a small georgia town at the end of ww ii, by the hypnotically gifted author of gods pocket 1983 and deadwood 1986. Dexter, a former newspaper columnist, is also the author of deadwood and gods pocket. Dive deep into pete dexters paris trout with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. Paris trout by pete dexter studocu summary library en.
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