Pete dexter s late emergence as a writer of fiction is not a story of gradual flowering. For the past five years or so, as he worked on his memoirish novel, spooner, dexter was plagued by a reverse form of the malady. The brothers are brought together when ward returns home to. The sun was rising over moat county, florida, when sheriff thurmond call. Jack, the younger, has just been expelled from the university of florida. Pete dexter is not just a readers writer, but a writers writer. Like pete dexter s muchadmired novel paris trout 1988, the paperboy is set in a small southern town. Gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, the paperboy, and train. The paperboy by pete dexter 1996, paperback trending price. He has been a columnist for the philadelphia daily news and the sacramento bee, more about pete dexter. I picked up the paperboy after reading about pete dexter s most recent novel, spooner, on.
He has been a columnist for the philadelphia daily news and the sacramento bee and has contributed to many magazines, including esquire, sports illustrated, and playboy. The title of pete dexters strong new novel, the paperboy, refers to. Pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout as well as spooner, paper trails, gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, and. Though he offers a cast of characters recalling the best of carl hiaasen and elmore leonard, his chillingly satisfactory new work should not be relegated to the ranks of genre writing. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons. The paperboy by pete dexter on a cold winter morning four years later, early in 1969in the same year my brother would blossom as a journalisti lost my. Based on the novel the paperboy by pete dexter, but dexter is partly responsible nonetheless, having adapted the screenplay with daniels from. The brother of the homicide victim was a bartender at a local bar in the schuylkill neighborhood.
Feb 02, 2011 pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout as well as spooner, paper trails, gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, and train. So its a great surprise to hear dexter say, i actually didnt read a real book until i was maybe 20. May 24, 2012 working from the wellreceived 1995 novel by pete dexter deadwood, paris trout, daniels and dexter have stuck closely to the books storyline in their adaptation but have amped up the racial. Gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, the paperboy. He has been a columnist for the philadelphia daily news and the sacramento bee, and. National book award in 1988 for his novel paris trout. Since winning the national book award in 1988 for paris trout, dexter brotherly love, 1991, etc. Based on the novel the paperboy by pete dexter, but dexter is partly responsible nonetheless. The paperboy by pete dexter 1995, hardcover for sale.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Johns river flows northa geographical rarity and, in literature, a signal that we ve entered the strange and violent world of national book awardwinner dexter. Dexter brotherly love, lj 10191 is a taut storyteller who keeps the pages turning. Pete dexters novel paris trout 1988 won a welldeserved national book award for its portrait of a villainous store owner and of the small georgia town that turned a blind eye to his misdeeds.
D id the american tv producer david milch read pete dexter s deadwood before creating the 2004 hbo. It follows miami reporter ward jansen who returns to his hometown in florida to investigate a racial murder case involving a death row inmate. This time, however, dexter looks at what happens when journalists decide to secondguess. Based on the provocative bestselling novel by pete dexter mulholland falls, rush, the paperboy peels back a sleepy small towns decadesold facade of southern gentility to reveal a quagmire of. Sep 25, 2012 pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout as well as spooner, paper trails, gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, and train. Johns river flows northa geographical rarity and, in literature, a signal that weve entered the strange and violent world of national book awardwinner dexter. Share the paperboy by pete dexter 1995, hardcover the paperboy by pete dexter 1995, hardcover 1 product rating.
Most of the movies i enjoy lately are based on books. Two brothers whose father runs a small newspaper in northern florida become involved with a sexy young woman who asks them to investigate the case of the man she loves. Hillary van wetter was jailed for the murder of an unscrupulous local sheriff, thurmond call. The paperboy by pete dexter overdrive rakuten overdrive. Pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout as well as spooner, paper trails, gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, and train. No one mentions that now, and i suppose no one is inclined to bring it up, particularly not my father, who in other matters loves those things most that he can no longer touch or see, things washed clean of flaws and ambiguity by the years he has held them in his memory, reshaping them as he brings them out, again and again, telling his stories until finally the stories, and the things in.
Judging by the paperboy, pete dexter, author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout, is quite willing to become one. Consider it a dark, literary, characterdriven novel. Pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout, among others. I picked up the paperboy after reading about pete dexters most recent novel, spooner, on. Pete dexter books list of books by author pete dexter. I think she bought it before the movie came out and read it on one of her trips to visit me. Mar 14, 20 his new movie, the paperboy, is a brash florida noir set in the 1960s and adapted from the 1995 novel by pete dexter. Oct 05, 2003 pete dexter was born in michigan in 1943. Its a tale that will not be to everyones taste its not for the squeamish, but i found even the most unlikeable characters and events well drawn. Pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout and five other novels. May 16, 2014 dont read the paperboy for its mystery. Pete dexter a miami reporter returns to north florida to investigate the case of a man awaiting execution for the revenge killing of the countys sheriff.
Its impossible to separate the intricacies of dexter. How is wards decline inextricably tied to his strengths as a person and a reporter. Working from the wellreceived 1995 novel by pete dexter deadwood, paris trout, daniels and dexter have stuck closely to the book s storyline in. Pete dexter began writing fiction after a lifechanging 1981 incident in which a mob of locals armed with baseball bats beat him severely. The paperboy is a tremendous display of his observational, yet seemless style. It has been said of pete dexter that what deepens and darkens his writing so that art is the precise. First thing i noticed about him was that he was wearing a pink yankees cap. The book was different than the movie, but in good ways. This is true of untrustworthy reporters like the paperboys yardley acheman, who cuts corners, but its also true of earnest reporters like ward james, dogged in the pursuit of truth. Pete dexter s observations, his detailed descriptions, his sense of place and time, and his pacing of the story made this book a remarkable readand his keen sense of humour was icing on the cake. The paperboy tells the story of two brothers from the apparently fictional moat county, florida. I picked this book to take to thailand because it is small and light enough to. His new movie, the paperboy, is a brash florida noir set in the 1960s and adapted from the 1995 novel by pete dexter. The paperboy, by lee daniels, stars nicole kidman the.
Its secrets continue to reveal themselves long after the book has been finished. The perpetrators were upset by a recent column about a murder involving drug dealgonewrong. The paperboy new york times bestseller an eerie and beautiful novel. He has a way of writing characters that smoothly creep up on you. The sun was rising over moat county, florida, when sheriff thurmond call was found on the highway, gutted like an alligator. He has been a columnist for the philadelphia daily news and the sacramento bee, and has contributed to many magazines, including esquire, sports illustrated, and playboy.
He has worked as a reporter and a columnist in florida and philadelphia and still writes a weekly syndicated column in sacramento, california. Sep 23, 20 pete dexter is interested in laying bare how the pursuit of a deeper truth sometimes produces lies and cover ups. Jan 28, 20 the new film is not called the paperboy. Peter dexter was born in 1943 in pontiac, michigan, usa. Author interview pete dexter, author of train bookpage. I was reminded of this when i read pete dexters book the paperboy. In 1996, the new york times hailed his novel paperboy as eerie and beautiful. Ward james is a reclusive, obsessed young reporter, half of a famous investigative team in miami, the son of a newspaper family. His younger brother, jack, recently expelled from the university of floridas swimming team, and then from the university itself, drives a delivery truck for their fathers paper in northern florida. It was based on a book the paperboy by pete dexter.
His 1988 bestselling novel, paris trout, won the national book award. About ten years apart in age, theyre also quite different people. Its set in 1969 florida and explores familial relationships, journalism, small town criminal justice, love, sexuality, race and never giving up. New york times bestseller an eerie and beautiful novel. The paperboy, by lee daniels, stars nicole kidman the new. Buy a cheap copy of the paperboy book by pete dexter. He is a writer, known for the paperboy 2012, michael 1996 and paris trout 1991. I met pete dexter last fall when he was in new york promoting his seventh novel, spooner. Like pete dexters muchadmired novel paris trout 1988, the paperboy is set in a small southern town. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Pete dexter born july 22, 1943 is an american novelist. The movie, directed by lee daniels and adapted from a novel by pete dexter, is for. The paperboy by pete dexter 328 pages, dell publishing, new york.
Oct 05, 2012 to attempt a simple description of the paperboy is to risk exhausting the normal critical vocabulary. Call had previously stomped wetters handcuffed cousin to death. Pete dexter is such a masterful writer that all of these stories become one complex narrative webthe most minor tug on one strand of the narrative yields distinct and incontrovertible effects on all of the other strands. Sep 27, 2009 but the prolific pete dexter suffers from neither. Dexter was a wonderful newspaper columnist and is now one of our greatest novelists. He hasnt quite done it here, but this tale of a newspapermans son and his coming to terms with both his gruff father and his more successful journalist brother is absorbing. The paperboy by pete dexter 1996, paperback for sale online. The paperboy is a 2012 american drama film cowritten and directed by lee daniels and based on pete dexters 1995 novel of the same name. Feb 07, 20 buy the paperboy tiein by pete dexter isbn. Its also the story of why pete dexter writes, and of why he couldnt stop writing this particular book. To attempt a simple description of the paperboy is to risk exhausting the normal critical vocabulary.
The paperboy by pete dexter book club discussion questions. The paperboy is a 2012 american drama film cowritten and directed by lee daniels and based on pete dexter s 1995 novel of the same name. The paperboy by pete dexter 1996, paperback for sale. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the paperboy. The paperboy is a 1995 novel published by american author pete dexter. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy.