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Born in the "agrarian ghetto" of Dickens, the narrator of The Sellout spent his childhood as the subject in racially charged psychological studies. Raised by a single father, a 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, he realises there never was a memoir. Fueled by this deceit, the narrator initiates the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery, which lands him in front of the Supreme Court.
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The Sellout, Paul Beatty
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- Released
- 2021
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- Title
- The Sellout
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Paul Beatty
- Publisher
- Macmillan USA
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN10
- 1250808243
- ISBN13
- 9781250808240
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Humor, Contemporary Fiction, USA, American Literature, Race, Racism, Satire, Identity, African American Literature, Morality, Justice, Los Angeles, Slavery, Booker Prize, Political Correctness
- First published
- 2015
- Original title
- The Sellout
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Born in the "agrarian ghetto" of Dickens, the narrator of The Sellout spent his childhood as the subject in racially charged psychological studies. Raised by a single father, a 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, he realises there never was a memoir. Fueled by this deceit, the narrator initiates the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery, which lands him in front of the Supreme Court.