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Big Snake Little Snake

An Inquiry into Risk
By DBC Pierre
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Big Snake Little Snake by DBC Pierre explores the author's journey of encountering—and coming to terms with—both fortune and fate in life's myriad forms. Through vivid storytelling and introspective insights, the book captures Pierre's experiences with chance and chaos, infusing autobiographical elements with philosophical musings. It's an engaging exploration of life's unpredictable nature, blending personal narrative with reflective wisdom.
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A meditation on the ever-constant allure of risk, fortune and fate from Booker Prize-winner DBC Pierre.

A meditation on the ever-constant allure of risk, fortune and fate from Booker Prize-winner DBC Pierre.

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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. It not only examines the nature of gambling, the love affair between gambler and game, and the mindset of obsessive practitioners, but also 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

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788169776

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 April 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Profile Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 226.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 176

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Biography & Memoir DBC Pierre Education & Reference Non-Fiction

About the Author

DBC Pierre is one of the world's most uncompromising literary voices and the author of the novels Vernon God Little, Ludmila's Broken English, Lights Out In Wonderland and Meanwhile In Dopamine City. Vernon God Little sold in forty-three territories and won the Man Booker Prize, the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel, the Bollinger Wodehouse Everyman Award and the James Joyce Award. His book on creative writing, Release The Bats, is a classic of its kind.

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