Paranoid Park (2006) is a young adult novel by Blake Nelson.
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. 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.Blake Nelson interviewing Gus Van Sant, NY Times 2008
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