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The Sellout
Literature · 2015
Paul Beatty
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Literature 2015

The Sellout

Dickens-LA satirereverse-segregation farceSupreme Court absurdity
Author
Paul Beatty
Year
2015
Region
United States
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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, Paul Beatty's *The Sellout* showcases a comic genius at the top of his game. It challenges the sacred tenets of the United States Constitution, urban life, the civil rights movement, the father-son relatio...

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Dickens-LA satire Dickens-LA satirereverse-segregation farce
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Paul Beatty, 2015 — The Sellout

A biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court, Paul Beatty's *The Sellout* showcases a comic genius at the top of his game. It challenges the sacred tenets of the United States Constitution, urban life, the civil rights movement, the father-son relatio...

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Keeps the urban isolation line alive by moving into television without breaking the route.
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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, Paul Beatty's *The Sellout* showcases a comic genius at the top of his game. It challenges the sacred tenets of the United States Constitution, urban life, the civil rights movement, the father-son relatio...
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