{"product_id":"9781786071460","title":"The Sellout","description":"Author: Beatty, Paul\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781786071460\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 May 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in the 'agrarian ghetto' of Dickens - on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles - the narrator of The Sellout is raised by his single father, a controversial sociologist, and spends his childhood as the subject in racially charged psychological studies. \u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e   Outrageous, hilarious and profound.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   The longer you stare at Beatty's pages, the smarter you'll get.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   The most badass first 100 pages of an American novel I've read.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   I was banned from reading in bed because I was laughing so much.' - \u003cb\u003eOlivia Williams, Man Booker Judge 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This brilliant satire on racial politics in the US is at once timely, hilarious and outstanding'. - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHilariously caustic.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Scarysmart  - A hell of a ride.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   It will make you laugh, but most of all it will make you think.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619406106782,"sku":"UBD-9781786071460","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781786071460.jpg?v=1773898628","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781786071460","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}