Biography

DBC Pierre was born in 1961 in Reynella, Australia.  He was brought up in Mexico and the UK, and now lives in Ireland.

He has 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. It is currently being adapted for the stage.

His second novel, Ludmila's Broken English, was published in 2006.

Bibliography

Vernon God Little   Faber and Faber, 2003

Ludmila's Broken English   Faber and Faber, 2006

Prizes and awards

2003   Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize   Vernon God Little

2003 British Book Awards Newcomer 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

 

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