Indianapolis, hed deliberately and often put himself in places where he saw awful things happen not only to people who deserved it but also to people who just seemed to stumble in at the wrong time p. In paris trout, pete dexter tells the mesmerizing story of a shocking crime that eats away at the social fabric of a small town, exposing the hypocrisies of its ways and shattering the lives of its citizens the crime is the murder of a fourteenyearold black girl and the killer is paris trout, a respected white citizen of cotton point, georgia, and a man without guilt. Some new disciplinary measure his mother had read about in one of her magazines. 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. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. The complete pete dexter book list fictiondb is committed to providing the best possible fiction reference information. The paperboy by pete dexter on a cold winter morning four years later, early in 1969in the same year my brother would blossom as a journalisti lost my. Choose a few passages that exhibit the virtuosity of his writing and discuss what makes them stand out. The football book, and hate mail from cheerleaders, among other new york. Dexter was a wonderful newspaper columnist and is now one of our greatest novelists. Over the years, pete dexter s 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 dexters latest novel, the strange, hilarious, alarming spooner, whips and whirls through the united states and the second half of the 20th century. Spooner by pete dexter xan brooks finds that a glorious, funny and deeply moving tale peters out in its second act. The inaugural literary festival in seeley lake examines the.
See all books authored by pete dexter, including deadwood, and paris trout, and more on. October 27, 2010 in fiction, pete dexter repays his reallife debt to his stepfather and tracy chevalier explores the life of an uneducated woman who became a. Youll walk away with at least three or four new one liners stuck in your world view. True stories of confusion, mindless violence, and forbidden desires, a surprising number of which are not about marriage. The paperboy by pete dexter on a cold winter morning four years later, early in 1969in the same year my brother would blossom as a journalisti lost my swimming scholarship at the university of florida. Its a tale that will not be to everyones taste its not for the squeamish, but i found even the most unlikeable characters and events well drawn. Spooner, the new novel by national book awardwinning author pete dexter, tells the story of a wild boy who grows up to be a wild man not. Pete dexter books list of books by author pete dexter.
Pete dexter born july 22, 1943 is an american novelist. If you have any issues with the site, please dont hesitate to contact us. Anyways, this book was one of the few reads i was really sad to have to finish. How pete dexter did not get any credit for the tv show just blows me away. The story of spooner is the story of how calmer made spooner, and of how spooner made himself. Lovers of fine writing ought to give a serious consideration to pete dexters new book. New members save 20% off jigsaw puzzles for all ages. Train by pete dexter book club discussion questions. In his acknowledgments, the author explains that the book by the way is a. Its a wonderful read from pete dexter, winner of americas national book award for fiction for his earlier book, paris trout. We hope they will provide useful ways of thinking and talking about this gripping, provocative new novel from the author of the national book awardwinning paris trout.
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. One day metcalfe came home and the door to his room was gone. Collected here are eightytwo of the best of those spellbinding, finely wrought pieceswith a new preface by the authorassembled by rob fleder, editor of the bestselling sports illustrated 50th anniversary book. Pete dexters observations, his detailed descriptions, his sense of place and time, and his pacing of the story made this book a remarkable readand his keen sense of humour was icing on the cake. I was poking around amazon today and i came across a listing for a new book by pete dexter called paper trails. On a warm latesummer afternoon, pete dexter trudges across the living room of his home perched high above puget sound on whidbey island, diet. The novel takes real incidents and fleshes them out with names and characters from the newspapers and record books of the times, giving their lives colour, energy and wildwest grit, blood and bones. He wasnt very good at mail and quit, then caught on as a newspaper reporter in florida, which he was not very good at, got married, and was not very good at that. The perpetrators were upset by a recent column about a murder involving drug dealgonewrong. I knew he had gotten out of newspapers and become a novelist, writing paris trout, which won him the national book award. Mar 04, 2007 i kept up with dexters career after he left philadelphia in 1986. Discover book depositorys huge selection of pete dexter books online. Pete dexter, a national book awardwinning novelist, will give the keynote speech next weekend at in the footsteps of norman maclean.
Pete dexter is the author of the national book award winner paris trout and of gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, the paperboy and train. Apr 30, 2010 spooner by pete dexter xan brooks finds that a glorious, funny and deeply moving tale peters out in its second act. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Paris trouta disheveled, miserly, eccentric, and amoral but nonetheless locally respectable hardwarestore owner and loan sharkis the murderer. Packard has a taste for provoking violence even before the nightmare. Yet dexter has applied his considerable skill to softening the edges. Gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, the paperboy, and train.
In 1996, the new york times hailed his novel paperboy as eerie and beautiful. So when i had a chance to interview him the yankees were the first thing we talked about. 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. The introduction, discussion questions, suggested reading list, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your groups discussion about pete dexters train. Pete dexters new novel, spooner, toys with farce the. Pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout and five other novels. He has been a columnist for the philadelphia daily news and the sacramento bee, more about pete dexter. Pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout. Follow pete dexter and explore their bibliography from s pete dexter author page. First thing i noticed about him was that he was wearing a pink yankees cap. Paper trails is searing, heartbreaking, and irresistibly funny, sometimes all at once.
The paperboy by pete dexter 1996, paperback for sale. His 1988 bestselling novel, paris trout, won the national book award. Its also the story of why pete dexter writes, and of why he couldnt stop writing this. 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, writing true stories novelist pete dexter was once a columnist for the philadelphia daily news. In that spooners life was always thrust upon him and he was mostly along for the ride, the ending is true to the rest of the book and dexter certainly would have betrayed the story with a neat and tidy ending. Ayn rand, arthur golden, cassandra clare, terry goodkind, new gingrich. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations. Buy a cheap copy of the paperboy book by pete dexter. I met pete dexter last fall when he was in new york promoting his seventh novel, spooner. 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. The sun was rising over moat county, florida, when sheriff thurmond call was found on the highway, gutted like an alligator.
Sep 27, 2009 the story of spooner is the story of how calmer made spooner, and of how spooner made himself. He was born in michigan and raised in georgia, illinois, and eastern south dakota. A respected white citizen of cotton point, georgia, paris trout is a shopkeeper, a moneylender, and. Apr 07, 2010 i met pete dexter last fall when he was in new york promoting his seventh novel, spooner. National book award in 1988 for his novel paris trout. Pete dexter dexter, pete used books, rare books and new books. Cotton point by pete dexter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Bleak, fatalistic, riotously funny, deeply engaging and poignantly unforgettable. I kept up with dexters career after he left philadelphia in 1986. Pete dexter books list of books by author pete dexter thriftbooks.
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