The White Boy Shuffle
by Paul Beatty
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Pub Date 4 May 2017 | Archive Date 5 May 2017
Description
‘A thousand-miles-an-hour hoot.’ Esquire
‘Hilarious…and immensely moving.’ The New Yorker
‘A blast of satirical heat from the talented heart of black American life.’ New York Times
The White Boy Shuffle is Man Booker-winner Paul Beatty’s electrifying debut novel about teenage-surf-bum Gunnar Kaufman who is forced to wise up when his mother moves from suburban Santa Monica to urban West Los Angeles. There, he begins to undergo a startling transformation from neighbourhood outcast to basketball superstar, and eventually to reluctant messiah of a ‘divided, downtrodden people’.
A bombastic coming-of-age novel that has the uncanny ability to make readers want to laugh and cry at the same time,Beatty mingles horrific reality with wild fancy in this outlandish, laugh-out-loud funny and poignant vision of contemporary America.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
‘A thousand-miles-an-hour hoot’ Esquire
‘A dazzling satire of the African-American urban experience’ Guardian
‘A thousand-miles-an-hour hoot’ Esquire
‘A dazzling satire of the African-American urban experience’ Guardian
Marketing Plan
Oneworld is publishing Paul Beatty's backlist titles in May 2017, Tuff, Slumberland and The White Boy Shuffle.
Oneworld is publishing Paul Beatty's backlist titles in May 2017, Tuff, Slumberland and The White Boy Shuffle.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Mass Market Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781786072252 |
| PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |
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