 First edition | |
| Author | Pete Dexter |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Published | 1988 |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 306 |
Paris Trout is a 1988 American novel written by Pete Dexter. It was the winner of the National Book Award for Fiction.
The novel was adapted into a film of the same name.
Plot
In a small Georgia town in the 1950s, a bigoted store owner named Paris Trout kills a black man's younger sister and wounds his mother when a car deal between them goes wrong.
Critical reception
The Los Angeles Times called the novel "a masterpiece, complex and breath-taking."
References
- ^ Mason, Deborah (July 24, 1988). "UNEXAMINED LIVES IN COTTON POINT". The New York Times.
- "National Book Awards – 1988". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
- O'Connor, John J. (April 19, 1991). "TV Weekend; The Evil That Can't Be Buried, in 'Paris Trout'". The New York Times.
- "A Perfect Right to Break the Law : PARIS TROUT: by Pete Dexter (Random House: $17.95; 304 pp.)". Los Angeles Times. July 24, 1988.