Big Snake Little Snake
DBC Pierre
Sachbuch / Biographien, Autobiographien
Beschreibung
Big Snake Little Snake is a cascade of true stories by DBC Pierre, recorded while on his way to make a short film with a parrot in Trinidad, which not only examines the nature of gambling, the love affair between gambler and game and the mindset of obsessive practitioners, but aims to shed light on the invisible odds and outrageous chances of everyday life on Earth.
Snakes symbolise a road in a Trinidadian numbers game based on dreams and superstition. The inquiry was prompted by a little snake on Pierre's doorstep.
'If writers were athletes, DBC Pierre would be hanging out with the skydivers, the stunt-snowboarders and the white-water rafters' Independent
'One of the most original and seriously funny narrative voices' Observer
Rezensionen
Dangerous, smart, ridiculous and very funny
Pierre'
One of the most original and seriously funny narrative voices
Praise for DBC Pierre: 'If writers were athletes, DBC Pierre would be hanging out with the skydivers, the stunt-snowboarders and the white-water rafters.'
Kundenbewertungen
gambling, booker prize winner, Trinidad, risk, cultural history, roadtrip, Memoir