Oneworld Publications The Sellout

Isbn: 9781786071460

author: paul beatty

publisher: oneworld publications

language: english

binding: paperback

summary: a book of the decade, 2010-2020 (independent) '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.' The new york times a biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the supreme court, the sellout showcases a comic genius at the top of his game. 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 psychological studies. He is told that his father's work will lead to a memoir that will solve their financial problems. Ancak babası bir sürüş esnasında öldürüldüğünde, bir anı kitabı asla olmadığına anlar. All that's left is a bill for a drive-through funeral. What's more, dickens has literally been wiped off the map to save california from further embarrassment. Yorgunlukla dolu, anlatıcı bu yanlışı düzeltmek için en olağanüstü eylemi gerçekleştirmeye başlar: kölelikin yeniden uygulanması ve yerel liseyi ayrı etmesi, bu da onu yüksek mahkemeye getirir. In his trademark absurdist style, which has the uncanny ability to make readers want to both laugh and cry, the sellout is an outrageous and outrageously entertaining indictment of our time. Show more