Paranoid Park (novel)

Paranoid Park (2006) is a young adult novel by Blake Nelson.

Paranoid Park
AuthorBlake Nelson
GenreYoung adult novel
PublisherViking
Publication date
2006
Pages180
ISBN978-0-670-06118-1
OCLC64229860

Plot

A 16-year-old skateboarder who tries to fit in with the skater crowd accidentally kills a security guard while trying to board a train. Much of the plot concerns the character struggling to cope with what he has done while also trying to avoid being caught. The author has said that the book is a retelling of Crime and Punishment in a young adult fiction setting.[1] The novel takes place in Portland, Oregon, United States.

Film adaptation

The novel has been adapted into a film by director Gus Van Sant, released in 2007, also called Paranoid Park.[2]

References

  1. "Interviews:Violence, and Silence, in Nelson's 'Paranoid Park'". NPR:Fresh Air. 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2008-03-28. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. Blake Nelson interviewing Gus Van Sant, NY Times 2008
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