DBC Pierre for his novel Vernon God Little: "Vernon God Little tells the story of a fifteen year old boy who stands accused of a high school massacre. An unforgettable innocent, Vernon is surrounded by a cast of grotesque adults, all of whom are determined to see him as a scapegoat for their own failings.
Professor John Carey, chairman of the Booker judges, describes DBC Pierre's unique novel as " a coruscating black comedy reflecting our alarm but also our fascination with modern America".
Other prize winners include:
Life of Pi, the 2002 Man Booker winner by Canadian writer Yann Martel, has been optioned for film by Fox 2000, a division of Twentieth Century Fox.
Film rights have been obtained by Irish director, Neil Jordan, to adapt Peter Carey's 2001 winning novel, True History of the Kelly Gang.
Ian McEwan's bestselling 2001 shortlisted novel, Atonement, is being adapted for the silver screen by director and former National Theatre supremo, Sir Richard Eyre."
Thursday, October 16, 2003
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