{"product_id":"the-sellout","title":"The Sellout","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781786071460\u003cbr\u003eFormat: B-format paperback\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2017\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in the 'agrarian ghetto' of Dickens - on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles - the narrator of The Sellout is raised by his single father, a controversial sociologist, and spends his childhood as the subject in racially charged psychological studies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLed to believe that his father's pioneering work will result in a memoir that will solve his family's financial woes, he is shocked to discover, after his father is killed in a police shoot-out, that there never was a memoir. In fact, all that's left is the bill for a drive-through funeral. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFuelled by this deceit and the general disrepair of his hometown, the narrator sets out to right another wrong- his hometown Dickens has literally been removed from the map to save California from further embarrassment. Enlisting the help of the town's most famous resident - Hominy Jenkins - he initiates the most outrageous action conceivable- reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his trademark absurdist style, which has the uncanny ability to make readers want to both laugh and cry, \u003ci\u003eThe Sellout\u003c\/i\u003e is an outrageous and outrageously entertaining indictment of our time, showcasing a comic genius at the top of his game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Outrageous, hilarious and profound.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The longer you stare at Beatty's pages, the smarter you'll get.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Th","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41459023970437,"sku":"PR390664","price":26.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TKABKK20NREI.jpg?v=1765569970","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/the-sellout","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}