Paris Trout (novel)

Paris Trout is a 1988 American novel written by Pete Dexter.[1] It was the winner of the National Book Award for Fiction.[2]

Paris Trout
First edition
AuthorPete Dexter
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
Published1988
PublisherRandom House
Pages306[1]

The novel was adapted into a film of the same name.[3]

Plot

In a small Georgia town in the 1950s, Paris Trout, a bigoted store owner, kills a young 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."[4]

References

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