The Sellout (novel)

The Sellout: A Novel
First edition cover
AuthorPaul Beatty
IllustratorMatt Buck
Cover artistRodrigo Corral
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date
March 3, 2015
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages304 pp.
ISBN978-0374260507

The Sellout is a 2015 novel by Paul Beatty published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux,[1] and in the UK by Oneworld Publications in 2016. The novel takes place in and around Los Angeles, California, and muses about the state of racial relations in the U.S. today.[2][3][4] In October 2016, it won the Booker Prize, making Beatty the first US writer to win that award.[5][6]

  1. ^ Garner, Dwight (February 26, 2015). "Review: 'The Sellout,' Paul Beatty's Biting Satire on Race in America". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. ^ Schaub, Michael (March 2, 2015). "'The Sellout' Is A Scorchingly Funny Satire On 'Post-Racial' America". NPR. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  3. ^ Reidy, Darren (24 March 2015). "Paul Beatty on Race, Violence and His Scathing New Novel 'The Sellout'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  4. ^ Garner, Dwight (December 10, 2015). "The Top Books of 2015". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  5. ^ Dean, Michelle (October 25, 2016). "How Paul Beatty's win shakes the Jonathan Franzen-loving US literati". The Guardian. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  6. ^ Master, Tim, "Man Booker Prize: Paul Beatty becomes first US winner for The Sellout", BBC News, October 26, 2016.