The Sellout: A Novel by Paul Beatty (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Sellout by Paul Beatty Winner of the Man Booker PrizeWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in FictionNamed one of the best books of by The New York Times Book Review and the Wall Street Journal A biting satire about a young mans isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court, Paul Beattys The Sellout showcases a comic genius at the top of his game. It challenges the sacred tenets of the United States Constitution, urban life, the civil rights movement, the father-son relationship, and the holy grail of racial equality--the black Chinese restaurant. Born in the "agrarian ghetto" of Dickens--on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles--the narrator of The Sellout resigns himself to the fate of lower-middle-class Californians: "Id die in the same bedroom Id grown up in, looking up at the cracks in the stucco ceiling thatve been there since 68 quake." Raised by a single father, a controversial sociologist, he spent his childhood as the subject in racially charged psychological studies. He is led to believe that his fathers pioneering work will result in a memoir that will solve his familys financial woes. But when his father is killed in a police shoot-out, he realizes there never was a memoir. All thats left is the bill for a drive-thru funeral. Fuelled by this deceit and the general disrepair of his hometown, the narrator sets out to right another wrong: Dickens has literally been removed from the map to save California from further embarrassment. Enlisting the help of the towns most famous resident--the last surviving Little Rascal, Hominy Jenkins--he initiates the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school, which lands him in the Supreme Court. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Paul Beatty is the author of the novels Slumberland, Tuff, and The White Boy Shuffle--and the books of poetry: Big Bank Take Little Bank and Joker, Joker, Deuce. He is the editor of Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor. In 2016, he became the first American to win the Man Booker Prize for his novel The Sellout. In 2017, he was the winner the American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award. He lives in New York City. Review "The first 100 pages of [Paul Beattys] new novel, The Sellout, are the most caustic and the most badass first 100 pages of an American novel Ive read in at least a decade." --Dwight Garner, The New York Times "[The Sellout] is among the most important and difficult American novels written in the 21st century . . . It is a bruising novel that readers will likely never forget." --Kiese Laymon, Los Angeles Times "Swiftian satire of the highest order . . . Giddy, scathing and dazzling." --Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal "The Sellout isnt just one of the most hilarious American novels in years, it also might be the first truly great satirical novel of the century . . . [It] is a comic masterpiece, but its much more than just that-its one of the smartest and most honest reflections on race and identity in America in a very long time." --Michael Schaub, NPR.org "Beatty, author of the deservedly highly praised The White Boy Shuffle (1996), here outdoes himself and possibly everybody else in a send-up of race, popular culture, and politics in todays America . . . Beatty hits on all cylinders in a darkly funny, dead-on-target, elegantly written satire . . . [The Sellout] is frequently laugh-out-loud funny and, in the way of the great ones, profoundly thought provoking. A major contribution." --Mark Levin, Booklist (starred review) "The Sellout is brilliant. Amazing. Like demented angels wrote it." --Sarah Silverman "I am glad that I read this insane book alone, with no one watching, because I fell apart with envy, hysterics, and flat-out awe. Is there a more fiercely brilliant and scathingly hilarious American novelist than Paul Beatty?" --Ben Marcus "Paul Beatty has always been one of smartest, funniest, gutsiest writers in America, but The Sellout sets a new standard. Its a spectacular explosion of comic daring, cultural provocation, brilliant, hilarious prose, and genuine heart." --Sam Lipsyte Review Quote "The first 100 pages of [Paul Beattys] new novel, The Sellout , are the most caustic and the most badass first 100 pages of an American novel Ive read in at least a decade. I gave up underlining the killer bits because my arm began to hurt . . . [They] read like the most concussive monologues and interviews of Chris Rock, Richard Pryor and Dave Chappelle wrapped in a satirical yet surprisingly delicate literary and historical sensibility . . . The jokes come up through your spleen . . . The riffs dont stop coming in this landmark and deeply aware comic novel . . . [It] puts you down in a place thats miles from where it picked you up." --Dwight Garner, The New York Times "[ The Sellout ] is among the most important and difficult American novels written in the 21st century . . . It is a bruising novel that readers will likely never forget." --Kiese Laymon, Los Angeles Times "Swiftian satire of the highest order . . . Giddy, scathing and dazzling." --Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal " The Sellout isnt just one of the most hilarious American novels in years, it also might be the first truly great satirical novel of the century . . . [It] is a comic masterpiece, but its much more than just that-its one of the smartest and most honest reflections on race and identity in America in a very long time." --Michael Schaub, NPR.org "Beatty, author of the deservedly highly praised The White Boy Shuffle (1996), here outdoes himself and possibly everybody else in a send-up of race, popular culture, and politics in todays America . . . Beatty hits on all cylinders in a darkly funny, dead-on-target, elegantly written satire . . . [ The Sellout ] is frequently laugh-out-loud funny and, in the way of the great ones, profoundly thought provoking. A major contribution." -- Mark Levin, Booklist (starred review) " The Sellout is brilliant. Amazing. Like demented angels wrote it." -- Sarah Silverman "I am glad that I read this insane book alone, with no one watching, because I fell apart with envy, hysterics, and flat-out awe. Is there a more fiercely brilliant and scathingly hilarious American novelist than Paul Beatty?" -- Ben Marcus "Paul Beatty has always been one of smartest, funniest, gutsiest writers in America, but The Sellout sets a new standard. Its a spectacular explosion of comic daring, cultural provocation, brilliant, hilarious prose, and genuine heart." -- Sam Lipsyte Details ISBN1250808243 Short Title The Sellout Pages 304 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1250808243 ISBN-13 9781250808240 Format Paperback Publication Date 2021-09-07 Subtitle A Novel Publisher Picador USA Imprint Picador USA UK Release Date 2021-09-07 DEWEY FIC Audience General Author Paul Beatty We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133091377;

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