Items related to Slumberland: From the Man Booker prize-winning author...
Synopsis
‘Shockingly original’ The Times
‘A literary freestyler with brio to burn...scabrous and very funny’ Guardian
‘A no-holds-barred comedic romp’ Junot Diaz
After creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky goes in search of Charles Stone, aka the Schwa, a little known avant-garde jazzman, to play over his sonic masterpiece. His quest brings him to a recently unified Berlin, where he stumbles through the city's dreamy streets ruminating about race, sex, love, Teutonic gods and the Berlin Wall in search of his artistic – and spiritual – other.
Ferocious, bombastic and laugh-out-loud funny, Slumberland is the second novel from Man Booker-winner Paul Beatty, a comic genius at the top of his game.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review
‘What Gore Vidal did for sex and gender constructs, Beatty does for race and prominent black Americans, with sacred cow-tipping on nearly every page. Waterfalls of wordplay that pool and merge like acid jazz on the page.’
(Washington Post)
‘A remarkably strange and funny meditation...revelatory and mind-blowing.’
About the Author
PAUL BEATTY is the author of the novels Slumberland, Tuff, The White Boy Shuffle and The Sellout, which won the Man 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.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherOneworld Publications
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1786072211
- ISBN 13 9781786072214
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages256
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Slumberland: From the Man Booker prize-winning author of The Sellout
ISBN 10: 1786072211
ISBN 13: 9781786072214
Used
Paperback
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR008198644
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Slumberland: From the Man Booker prize-winning author of The Sellout
ISBN 10: 1786072211
ISBN 13: 9781786072214
Used
Paperback
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR008669870
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Slumberland [Paperback] [May 04, 2017] Paul Beatty
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.54. Seller Inventory # G1786072211I4N00
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Slumberland: From the Man Booker prize-winning author of The Sellout
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers. Seller Inventory # wbb0024141846
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Slumberland [Paperback] [May 04, 2017] Paul Beatty
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.4. Seller Inventory # 1786072211-2-3
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Slumberland : From the Man Booker Prize-Winning Author of the Sellout
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 16359795-20
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Slumberland : From the Man Booker Prize-Winning Author of the Sellout
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 13109763-6
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Slumberland (Paperback)
Published by
Oneworld Publications, London, 2017
ISBN 10: 1786072211
ISBN 13: 9781786072214
New
Paperback
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Hailed by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times as one of the best writers of his generation, Paul Beatty turns his creative eye to man's search for meaning and identity in an increasingly chaotic world.After creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky goes in search of Charles Stone, a little know avant-garde jazzman, to play over his sonic masterpiece. His quest brings him to a recently unified Berlin, where he stumbles through thecity's dreamy streets ruminating about race, sex, love, Teutonic gods , the prevent defence, and Wynton Marsalis in search of his artistic-and spiritualother.Ferocious, bombastic, and laugh-out-loud funny, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead and Junot Diaz. The hip break-out novel from 2016 Man Booker Prize winner Paul Beatty Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781786072214
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Slumberland: From the Man Booker prize-winning author of The Sellout
Seller: Y-Not-Books, Hereford, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Marks to the cover. Marks to the edges of the pages/ Next day dispatch. International delivery available. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries. Seller Inventory # mon0000341648
Quantity: 14 available
Stock Image
Slumberland
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # FV-9781786072214
Quantity: 15 available