"A bombastic coming-of-age novel . . . The White Boy Shuffle has the uncanny ability to make readers want to laugh and cry at the same time." -Los Angeles TimesPaul Beatty's hilarious and scathing deb
From the author of the 2016 Man Booker Prize winner The Sellout, a novel as fast-paced and hard-edged as the Harlem streets it portrays.Age nineteen and weighing in at 320 pounds, Winston “Tuffy” Fosh
'Beatty insistently finds poetry in the projects, dignity on the street.' Guardian'Beatty's blunt, impious, streetwise eloquence [is] transfixing' New York Times'The writing here is seamless and teemi
A Book of the Decade, 2010-2020 (Independent)'Outrageous, hilarious and profound.' Simon Schama, Financial Times'The longer you stare at Beatty's pages, the smarter you'll get.' Guardian'The most bada
'Shockingly original' The Times'A literary freestyler with brio to burn...scabrous and very funny' Guardian'A no-holds-barred comedic romp' Junot DiazAfter creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky goes in
'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 TimesWhite Boy Shuffle is
Winner of the 2016 Man Booker PrizeWinner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award in FictionNamed one of the best books of 2015 by The New York Times Book Review and The Wall Street JournalA bi
