The Sellout The Sellout

The Sellout

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016

    • 3.9 • 15 Ratings
    • £4.99
    • £4.99

Publisher Description

A Book of the Decade, 2010-2020 (Independent)

A LAUGH-OUT-LOUD SATIRE ABOUT RACE, CLASS AND INEQUALITY IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICA, BY A LITERARY GENIUS AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME

Winner of the Man Booker Prize, 2016

In his trademark absurdist style, Paul Beatty will make you laugh and cry in this outrageous – and outrageously entertaining – indictment of our time.

Born in Dickens on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles, the narrator of The Sellout spent his childhood as the subject in his father's racially charged psychological studies. He is told that this work will lead to a memoir that will solve their financial woes. But when his father is killed in a drive-by shooting, he discovers there never was a memoir. All that’s left is a bill for a drive-thru funeral.

What’s more, Dickens has literally been wiped off the map to save California from further embarrassment. Fuelled by despair, the narrator sets out to right this wrong with the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school. The results will take him from Dickens to the Supreme Court, in the trial of the century.

‘Outrageous, hilarious and profound.’ Simon Schama, Financial Times
‘The longer you stare at Beatty’s pages, the smarter you’ll get.’ Guardian
‘The most badass first 100 pages of an American novel I’ve read.’ New York Times

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2016
24 March
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
304
Pages
PUBLISHER
Oneworld Publications
SIZE
2.1
MB

Customer Reviews

Nomnomes ,

I couldn’t stop laughing out loud for real

Paul does not fail to shock, educate and entertain in this brilliant book. The numerous metaphors and deep insight truly captivated me. I felt very naughty for laughing at certain parts and that is one of Beety’s many talents as a writer.

More Books Like This

The White Boy Shuffle The White Boy Shuffle
2017
Three Days Before the Shooting . . . Three Days Before the Shooting . . .
2010
Killer Kink Killer Kink
2012
The Thrill of it All The Thrill of it All
2014
Entrapment and Other Writings Entrapment and Other Writings
2009
Ilustrado Ilustrado
2010

More Books by Paul Beatty

The White Boy Shuffle The White Boy Shuffle
2017
Slumberland Slumberland
2017
Tuff Tuff
2017
American Prophet American Prophet
2021
Tuff Tuff
2022
Slumberland Slumberland
2020

Customers Also Bought

The Inheritance of Loss The Inheritance of Loss
2008
The Narrow Road to the Deep North The Narrow Road to the Deep North
2014
Lincoln in the Bardo Lincoln in the Bardo
2017
The Gathering The Gathering
2010
The Sympathizer The Sympathizer
2015
A Passage North A Passage North
2021