Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty is the author of the novels Slumberland, Tuff, The White Boy Shuffle and The Sellout, which won the Booker Prize in 2016

He is also the author of two books of poetry, Big Bank Take Little Bank and Joker, Joker, Deuce, and is the editor of Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor. He lives in New York City.

Born: 9 June 1962

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An oral history of Paul Beatty’s The Sellout, 10 years on

Two years after the Booker opened up to authors of any nationality, Paul Beatty became the prize’s first American winner. Here, along with the book’s publishers and the Chair of the 2016 judging panel, he reflects on its success