{"product_id":"the-sellout-by-paul-beatty-9781786071460","title":"The Sellout","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in the 'agrarian ghetto' of Dickens - on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles - the narrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Sellout\u003c\/i\u003e is raised by his single father, a controversial sociologist, and spends his childhood as the subject in racially charged psychological studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLed to believe that his father's pioneering work will result in a memoir that will solve his family's financial woes, he is shocked to discover, after his father is killed in a police shoot-out, that there never was a memoir. In fact, all that's left is the bill for a drive-through funeral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFuelled by this deceit and the general disrepair of his hometown, the narrator sets out to right another wrong: his hometown Dickens has literally been removed from the map to save California from further embarrassment. Enlisting the help of the town's most famous resident - Hominy Jenkins - he initiates the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat follows is a remarkable journey that challenges the sacred tenets of the United States Constitution, urban life, the civil rights movement and the holy grail of racial equality - the black Chinese restaurant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his trademark absurdist style, which has the uncanny ability to make readers want to both laugh and cry, \u003ci\u003eThe Sellout\u003c\/i\u003e is an outrageous and outrageously entertaining indictment of our time, showcasing a comic genius at the top of his game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Outrageous, hilarious and profound.'\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The longer you stare at Beatty's pages, the smarter you'll get.'\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The most badass first 100 pages of an American novel I've read.'\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I was banned from reading in bed because I was laughing so much.'\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eOlivia Williams, Man Booker Judge 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'This brilliant satire on racial politics in the US is at once timely, hilarious and outstanding.'\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Hilariously caustic.'\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Scarysmart… A hell of a ride.'\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'It will make you laugh, but most of all it will make you think.'\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46718152343788,"sku":"9781786071460","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25329433482823.jpg?v=1754499778","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-sellout-by-paul-beatty-9781786071460","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}