The Sellout by Paul Beatty is perfect for those who enjoy edgy and thought-provoking literature. The author skillfully weaves satire and absurdist humor to raise issues on race and identity in American society. Readers will appreciate the candid social commentary and unique storytelling style, making it a must-read for those seeking a fresh and funny perspective on modern times.

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• Booker Prize (2016)
• Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize Nominee for Comic Fiction (2016)
• National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (2015)
• Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominee for Fiction (2016)
• The Rooster -- The Morning News Tournament of Books (2016)
• Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2017)

Born in the 'agrarian ghetto' of Dickens - on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles - the narrator of The Sellout is raised by a single father, a controversial sociologist, and spends his childhood as the subject in racially charged psychological studies. Led to believe his father's pioneering work will result in a memoir that will solve his family's financial woes, he is shocked to discover, when his father is killed in a police shoot-out, that there never was a memoir. All that's left is a bill for a drive-through funeral.Fuelled by this deceit and the general disrepair of his hometown, the narrator sets out to right another wrong: Dickens has literally been removed from the map to save California from embarrassment. Enlisting the help of Dickens' most famous resident - Hominy Jenkins - he initiates the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school. What 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.

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