The Sellout: A Novel by Paul Beatty

Description: The Sellout: A Novel by Paul Beatty BORN IN THE "AGRARIAN GHETTO" OF DICKENS — on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles — the narrator of The Sellout spent his childhood as the subject in racially charged psychological studies, and has since resigned himself to the fate of lower-middle-class Californians. Raised by a single father, a controversial sociologist, he is told that his father's work will lead to a memoir that will solve their financial woes. But when his father is killed in a police shoot-out, he realizes there never was a memoir. All that's left is the bill for a drive-thru funeral. Fueled 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 further embarrassment. Enlisting the help of the town's 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 front of the Supreme Court. "The first 100 pages of Paul Beatty's novel, The Sellout, are the most caustic and the most badass first 100 pages of an American novel in at least a decade. Give up underlining the killer bits because your 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 don't stop coming in this landmark and deeply aware comic novel . . . It puts you down in a place that's miles from where it picked you up." --Based on Dwight Garner's review in 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 isn't 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 it's much more than just that-it's 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 today's 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 "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. It's a spectacular explosion of comic daring, cultural provocation, brilliant, hilarious prose, and genuine heart." -- Sam Lipsyte, ISBN 978-1-250-08325-8COVER DESIGN BY RODRIGO CORRALCOVER ILLUSTRATION BY MATT BUCKPICADOR// PICADORUSA.COM175 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10010PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Please see and examine all pictures for details, they are considered part of the description. Items are sold “AS IS” and NO RETURNS unless otherwise listed with conditions. Everything is packed with extreme care. We bubble wrap to reduce/eliminate damage during shipping. We used recycled boxes to help keep shipping rates as low as possible, we will always try to use suitable boxes for your item, but may have company logos, writings, or markings. Visit our store for many more items like this! CHECK OUT OUR STORE, Burman's Basement, HAS MANY UNIQUE TREASURES, WE ARE HAPPY TO COMBINE SHIPPING WHEN POSSIBLE

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