The White Boy Shuffle |
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Author:
| Beatty, Paul |
ISBN: | 978-0-8050-5351-7 |
Publication Date: | Jun 1997 |
Publisher: | Henry Holt & Company
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Imprint: | Owl Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $13.00 |
Book Description:
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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 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."