The Sellout (novel)
First edition cover | |
| Author | Paul Beatty |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Matt Buck |
| Cover artist | Rodrigo Corral |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date | March 3, 2015 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 304 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0374260507 |
The Sellout is a 2015 novel by Paul Beatty published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and in the UK by Oneworld Publications in 2016. The novel takes place in and around Los Angeles, California, and muses about the state of racial relations in the U.S. today. In October 2016, it won the Booker Prize, making Beatty the first American writer to win that award.