The 2016 Man Booker Prize winning "The Sellout" is the greatest American satire of the 21st century. Paul Beatty fits more compressed rage per sentence than any writer should be able to. There is not an American that should not read it, though sadly too many wouldn't get it. Calling him a Mark Twain or Jonathan Swift for our age seems to be the accolade most seen, and I pray that he becomes so with many more contributions to our public discourse in the years to come. I'm off to read his back catalog, kudos to the M. B. selection committee.
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