Paul Beatty je současný africko-americký autor známý svým pronikavým satirickým pohledem. Jeho dílo se zabývá složitými tématy rasy a identity s jedinečným rytmem a ostrou inteligencí. Beatty zkoumá americkou zkušenost prostřednictvím literární tradice, která je zároveň hluboce kritická i neuvěřitelně zábavná. Jeho styl je často popisován jako divoký, vtipný a nekompromisní, což z něj činí silný hlas v současné literatuře.
Satirická tradice v americké černošské literatuře je dlouhá snad stejně jako otroctví samo. V románu Zaprodanec si nemilosrdného humoru směřujícího do řad bělochů i černochů užijeme do sytosti. Hned na prvních stránkách sedí hlavní hrdina v zasedací síni Nejvyššího soudu USA, který projednává rozsudek, jenž nad ním vynesla americká justice: vězení za pokus o obnovení otroctví a zavedení rasové segregace v jedné škole v sousedství.
Children of Fire is set in 1841, at the height of the industrial revolution in the North West England. The story is told through the eyes of Josiah Ainscough, who returns from travels on the continent, and he surprises everyone by joining the Stockport Police Force.
A detective story set in Britain in the 1840s
The electrifying debut novel from 2016 Man Booker Prize winner Paul Beatty
This book is less a comprehensive collection of African-American humor than a mix-tape narrative dubbed by a trusted friend-a sampler of underground classics, rare grooves, and timeless summer jams, poetry and prose juxtaposed with the blues, hip-hop, political speeches, and the world's funniest radio sermon. The subtle musings of Toni Cade Bambara, Henry Dumas, and Harryette Mullen are bracketed by the profane and often loud ruminations of Langston Hughes, Darius James, Wanda Coleman, Tish Benson, Steve Cannon, and Hattie Gossett. Some of the funniest writers don't write, so included are selections from well-known yet unpublished wits Lightnin' Hopkins, Mike Tyson, and the Reverend Al Sharpton. Selections also come from public figures and authors whose humor, although incisive and profound, is often overlooked: Malcolm X, Suzan-Lori Parks, Zora Neale Hurston, Sojourner Truth, and W.E.B. Dubois. Groundbreaking, fierce, and hilarious, this is a necessary anthology for any fan or student of American writing, with a huge range and a smart, political grasp of the uses of humor.
The hip break-out novel from 2016 Man Booker Prize winner Paul Beatty
As fast-paced and hard-edged as the Harlem streets it portrays, Tuff shows off all of the amazing skill that Paul Beatty showed off in his first novel, The White Boy Shuffle.Weighing in at 320 pounds, Winston “Tuffy” Foshay, is an East Harlem denizen who breaks jaws and shoots dogs and dreams of millions from his idea Cap’n Crunch: The Movie, starring Danny DeVito. His best friend is a disabled Muslim who wants to rob banks, his guiding light is an ex-hippie Asian woman who worked for Malcolm X, and his wife, Yolanda, he married from jail over the phone. Shrewdly comical as this dazzling novel is, it turns acerbically sublime when the frustrated Tuffy agrees to run for City Council. Smartly irreverent and edgily fierce, Tuff is a bona fide original.
"Slumberland" is a breakout novel by Paul Beatty about a disaffected LA DJ, DJ Darky, who travels to post-Wall Berlin in search of his doppelganger, avant-garde jazz musician Charles Stone. The story explores themes of identity and meaning in a chaotic world, blending humor and deep reflection.
Not far in the future, Francesca is an apprentice in the idyllic, agrarian community of Heron Fleet. She loves her impetuous partner Anya and the community acts as mother and father to her, as its founders intended. But outside Heron Fleet, the world is violent.
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