The first novel from National Book Critics Circle Award and Man Booker Prize-winning author ofThe Sellout

Paul Beatty’s hilarious and scathing debut novel is about Gunnar Kaufman, an awkward, black surfer bum who is moved by his mother from Santa Monica to urban West Los Angeles. There, he begins to undergo a startling transformation from neighborhood outcast to basketball superstar, and eventually to reluctant messiah of a divided, downtrodden people.

Paul Beattyis the author of the novelsTuff,SlumberlandandThe Sellout, and the poetry collectionsBig Bank Take Little BankandJoker, Joker, Deuce. He was the editor ofHokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor. In 2016, he became the first American to win the Man Booker Prize for his novelThe Sellout. In 2017, he was the winner the American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award. He lives in New York City.

• Publisher: Picador USA
• Publish Date: September 7, 2021
• Pages: 240
• Dimensions: 5.46 X 8.3 X 0.66 inches | 0.47 pounds
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9781250808233
• BISAC Categories: Literary, African American – General, Satire