Paranoid Park (novel)

Paranoid Park (novel)

"Paranoid Park" (2006) is a young adult novel by Blake Nelson. "Paranoid Park" is the story of a 16-year-old skateboarder who tries to fit in with the skater crowd and accidentally kills a security guard while trying to board a train. The author has said that the book is a kind of retelling of "Crime and Punishment" in a young adult fiction setting. [cite web |url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89146284 |title=Interviews:Violence, and Silence, in Nelson's 'Paranoid Park' |accessdate=2008-03-28 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2008-03-27 |publisher=NPR:Fresh Air] The novel takes place in Portland, Oregon, United States.

Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

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

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