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The Sellout

Name: The Sellout
Author: Paul Beatty

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 concerns a protagonist who grows artisanal marijuana and watermelons. Beatty has stated his motivation for writing the novel was that "[he] was broke".

“My father had a theory that poor people are the best drivers because they can’t afford to carry car insurance and have to drive like they live, defensively.”

Paul Beatty book The Sellout

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“If Disneyland was indeed the Happiest Place on Earth, you'd either keep it a secret or the price of admission would be free and not equivalent to the yearly per capita income of a small sub-Saharan African nation like Detroit.”

Paul Beatty book The Sellout

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“Silence can be either protest or consent, but most times it’s fear.”

Paul Beatty book The Sellout

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“But today I’m all medulla oblongata and I can’t concentrate.”

Paul Beatty book The Sellout

The Sellout