DBC Pierre - StugA English-Speaking Cultures | Uni Bremen
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DBC Pierre - StugA English-Speaking Cultures | Uni Bremen
Studiengang English-Speaking Cultures Basismodul Introduction to English Literatures DBC Pierre on campus The winner of the 2003 Man Booker Prize will be reading from his best-selling first novel Vernon God Little and discussing this and his new work Lights Out in Wonderland with students and guests on campus. Thursday, 9th February 2012 4.15 p.m. in NW2, C0290 All are welcome. Spread the word. Admission is free. DBC Pierre was born Peter Finlay in Reynella, Australia. He was brought up in Mexico and the UK, and now lives in Ireland. The ‘DBC’ part of his nom-de-plume stands for ‘Dirty But Clean’. Pierre was a nickname bestowed on him by childhood friends after a cartoon character of that name. He worked previously as a designer and an internationally published cartoonist, but is now devoting himself to writing. His debut novel, Vernon God Little (2003) – a dark satire set in the aftermath of a Texas high school massacre – was the winner of the 2003 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, to much acclaim and with a lot of controversy and hype. The novel has been adapted for the stage and performed in London and Frankfurt. His second novel, Ludmila's Broken English, was published in 2006 and his third, Lights Out in Wonderland, in 2010. Bibliography Vernon God Little (Faber and Faber, 2003) | translated into German by Karsten Kredel as Jesus von Texas (Aufbau Verlag, 2005) Ludmila's Broken English (Faber and Faber, 2006) translated into German by Henning Ahrens as Bunny und Blair (Aufbau Verlag, 2007) Lights out in Wonderland (Faber and Faber, 2010) translated into German by Kirsten Riesselmann as Das Buch Gabriel (Eichborn Verlag, 2011) Prizes and awards 2003 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize, Vernon God Little 2003 British Book Awards Author of the Year (shortlist) 2003 British Book Awards Newcomer of the Year (shortlist) Vernon God Little 2003 Guardian First Book Award (shortlist) Vernon God Little 2003 Man Booker Prize for Fiction Vernon God Little 2003 Whitbread First Novel Award Vernon God Little http://www.faber.co.uk/author/dbc-pierre/ Event powered by Culture Vultures