Der US-amerikanische Autor Paul Beatty gewinnt mit seinem satirischen Roman "The Sellout" den Man Booker Prize 2016. Das gab die Jury in London bekannt.
Der 54jährige Beatty thematisiert in seinem vierten Roman die Rassendiskriminierung in den USA und portraitiert seine Heimatstadt Los Angeles. "Schockierend", aber auch "unerwartet lustig" sei Beatties Werk, so die Jury.
Der Man Booker Prize wird seit 1969 verliehen. Er ist mit 50.000 Pfund dotiert.
Paul Beatty gewinnt den Man Booker Prize - buchreport
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Der 54jährige Beatty thematisiert in seinem vierten Roman die Rassendiskriminierung in den USA und portraitiert seine Heimatstadt Los Angeles. "Schockierend", aber auch "unerwartet lustig" sei Beatties Werk, so die Jury.
Der Man Booker Prize wird seit 1969 verliehen. Er ist mit 50.000 Pfund dotiert.
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016**
Outrageous, hilarious and profound.’ Simon Schama, Financial Times
The longer you stare at Beatty’s pages, the smarter you’ll get.’ Guardian
The most badass first 100 pages of an American novel I’ve read.’ New York Times
A biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court, The Sellout showcases a comic genius at the top of his game.
Born in Dickens on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles, the narrator of The Sellout spent his childhood as the subject in his father's racially charged psychological studies. 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 in a drive-by shooting, he discovers there never was a memoir. All that’s left is a bill for a drive-through funeral.
What’s more, Dickens has literally been wiped off the map to save California from further embarrassment. Fuelled by despair, the narrator sets out to right this wrong with the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school, which lands him in the Supreme Court.
KaufenOutrageous, hilarious and profound.’ Simon Schama, Financial Times
The longer you stare at Beatty’s pages, the smarter you’ll get.’ Guardian
The most badass first 100 pages of an American novel I’ve read.’ New York Times
A biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court, The Sellout showcases a comic genius at the top of his game.
Born in Dickens on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles, the narrator of The Sellout spent his childhood as the subject in his father's racially charged psychological studies. 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 in a drive-by shooting, he discovers there never was a memoir. All that’s left is a bill for a drive-through funeral.
What’s more, Dickens has literally been wiped off the map to save California from further embarrassment. Fuelled by despair, the narrator sets out to right this wrong with the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school, which lands him in the Supreme Court.
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P.S: das ist in jedem Fall ein Leserunden-Kandidat. Was meint ihr? @Renie