The sellout : a novel
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
ISBN
9780374260507, 0374260508, 9781250083258, 9780374712242
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780374260507, 0374260508, 9781250083258, 9780374712242
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"Raised in the "agrarian ghetto" of Dickens--improbably smack in the middle of downtown L.A.--the narrator of The Sellout resigned himself to the fate of all other middle-class Californians: "to die in the same bedroom you'd grown up in, looking up at the crack in the stucco ceiling that had been there since the '68 quake." Raised by a single father, a controversial sociologist at Riverside Community College, he spent his childhood as the subject in psychological studies, classic experiments revised to include a racially-charged twist. He also grew up believing this pioneering work might result in a memoir that would solve their financial woes. But when his father is killed in a shoot-out with the police, he realizes there never was a memoir. All that's left is the bill for a drive-thru funeral and some maudlin what-ifs. Fueled by this injustice and the general disrepair of his down-trodden hometown, he sets out to right another wrong: Dickens has literally been removed from the map to save California further embarrassment. Enlisting the help of the town's most famous resident--the last surviving Little Rascal, Hominy Jenkins, our narrator initiates a course of action--one that includes reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school--destined to bring national attention. These outrageous events land him with a law suit heard by the Supreme Court, the latest in a series of cases revolving around the thorny issue of race in America. The Sellout showcases a comic genius at the top of his game. It challenges the most sacred tenets of the U.S. Constitution, urban life, the civil rights movement, the father-son relationship, and the holy grail of racial equality--the black Chinese restaurant"--,Provided by publisher.
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"A biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court"--,Provided by publisher.
Awards
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, 2015.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Beatty, P. (2015). The sellout: a novel (First edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Beatty, Paul. 2015. The Sellout: A Novel. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Beatty, Paul. The Sellout: A Novel Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Beatty, Paul. The Sellout: A Novel First edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
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