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Big snake little snake : an inquiry into risk / DBC Pierre.

By: Publisher: [London] : Cheerio Publishing, 2022Description: 161 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781788169776
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 828 23
LOC classification:
  • PR9619.4.P54 B54 2022
Summary: A meditation on the ever - constant allure of risk, fortune and fate, featuring bats, parrots, backgammon and snakes of all sizes, from Booker Prize - winner DBC Pierre. One day in Trinidad, DBC Pierre arrived home to find a little snake on his doorstep. Snakes symbolise a road in a Trinidadian numbers game based on dreams and superstition, and Pierre viewed this as a symbol of luck. A Trinidadian adventure ensued. Big Snake Little Snake is a cascade of true stories and events by DBC Pierre recorded while on his way to make a short film with a parrot. The book not only examines the nature of gambling, the love affair between gambler and game and the mindset of obsessive practitioners, but aims to shed light on the invisible odds and outrageous chances of everyday life on Earth. - Book cover.
List(s) this item appears in: New Acquisitions Summer 2022
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A meditation on the ever - constant allure of risk, fortune and fate, featuring bats, parrots, backgammon and snakes of all sizes, from Booker Prize - winner DBC Pierre.
One day in Trinidad, DBC Pierre arrived home to find a little snake on his doorstep. Snakes symbolise a road in a Trinidadian numbers game based on dreams and superstition, and Pierre viewed this as a symbol of luck. A Trinidadian adventure ensued.
Big Snake Little Snake is a cascade of true stories and events by DBC Pierre recorded while on his way to make a short film with a parrot. The book not only examines the nature of gambling, the love affair between gambler and game and the mindset of obsessive practitioners, but aims to shed light on the invisible odds and outrageous chances of everyday life on Earth. - Book cover.

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