by Pete Dexter · Flamingo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780006543879
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«Paris Trout» is a contemporary fiction novel by Pete Dexter, published by Flamingo in paperback (336 pages, in English).
The story takes place in Cotton Point, Georgia, in the 1950s. Paris Trout, a white shopkeeper and moneylender, is a bigot who despises the law. One summer day he applies his own justice with devastating consequences and divides the town between heroes and culprits. The novel examines racism, violence, and justice.
The novel won the National Book Award for fiction and was adapted into a movie starring Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, and Ed Harris.
For readers of contemporary fiction who value award-winning novels with social and racial background in the American South.
Pete Dexter is an American novelist. He won the U.S. National Book Award in 1988 for his novel Paris Trout.
