The sellout:

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. B...

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Main Author: Beatty, Paul 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
Edition:Picador paperback reissue edition
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Summary: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
Item Description:Originally published: 2015
Physical Description:288 Seiten 21 cm
ISBN:9781250808240

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