Pete Dexterâ€™s National Book Awardâ€“winning tour de force tells the mesmerizing story of a shocking crime that shatters lives and exposes the hypocrisies of a small Southern town.

Paris Trout: A Novel

Pete Dexterâ€™s National Book Awardâ€“winning tour de force tells the mesmerizing story of a shocking crime that shatters lives and exposes the hypocrisies of a small Southern town.
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The time and place: Cotton Point, Georgia, just after World War II. The event: the murder of a fourteen-year-old black girl by a respected white citizen named Paris Trout, who feels heâ€™s done absolutely nothing wrong. As a trial looms, the crime eats away at the social fabric of Cotton Point, through its facade of manners and civility. Troutâ€™s indifference haunts his defense lawyer; his festering paranoia warps his timid, quiet wife; and Trout himself moves closer to madness as he becomes obsessed with his causeâ€”and his vendettas.
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Praise for Paris Trout
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â€œA masterpiece, complex and breathtaking . . . [Pete] Dexter portrays his characters with marvelous sharpness.â€â€”Los Angeles Times
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â€œA psychological spellbinder that will take your breath away and probably interfere with your sleep.â€â€”The Washington Post Book World
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â€œDexterâ€™s brilliant understanding of the Deep South has allowed him to capture much of its essenceâ€”its bitter class distinctions, its violence, its strangenessâ€”with a fidelity of detail and an ear for speech that I have rarely encountered since Flannery Oâ€™Connor.â€â€”William Styron
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â€œDexterâ€™s powerfully emotional novel doesnâ€™t have any brakes. Hang on, because you wonâ€™t be able to stop until the finish.â€â€”Chicago Tribune
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber part_0812987381
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2014-11-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812987386

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	part_0812987381
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2014-11-04
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812987386

Paris Trout: A Novel

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