BIG SNAKE LITTLE SNAKE - AN INQUIRY INTO RISK

• Date de parution : 14/04/2022
• Editeur : Profile Books
• EAN : 9781788169776
• Série : (-)
• Support : Papier

• Nombre de pages : 192
• Collection : (-)
• Genre : Littérature étrangère
• Thème : Littérature anglaise
• Prix littéraire(s) : (-)

One morning in Trinidad, Man Booker Prize-winning author DBC Pierre woke up to find a little snake on his doorstep. Snakes symbolise a road trip in a Trinidadian numbers game based on dreams and superstition, and a symbol of luck. An inveterate gambler himself, Pierre interpreted the little... Voir plus

One morning in Trinidad, Man Booker Prize-winning author DBC Pierre woke up to find a little snake on his doorstep. Snakes symbolise a road trip in a Trinidadian numbers game based on dreams and superstition, and a symbol of luck. An inveterate gambler himself, Pierre interpreted the little snake as a good omen for his gambling and a Trinidadian road trip ensued, with the snake prompting a meditation on the ever-constant allure of risk, fortune and fate. The result is LITTLE SNAKE, a memoir which not only examines the nature of gambling, the love affair between the gambler and the game and the mindset of obsessive practitioners, but aims to shed light on the invisible odds and outrageous chances we all face in everyday life.