Zee Jaipur Literature Festival: Donald Trump is like a car salesman, says Man Booker Prize winner Paul Beatty
Man Booker-winning writer Paul Beatty today likened the new US President Donald Trump to a "car salesman" for his tendency to make promises, and said he had "zero optimism" in how the Presidency would pan out.
Jan 21, 2017, 17:38 PM ISTZee Jaipur Literature Festival 2017: ‘The Sellout' took an emotional toll on me, says Paul Beatty
The Sellout' is a raucous tragicomedy that chronicles the legacy of slavery, racial and economic inequality in the United States and a work that "plunges into the heart of the contemporary American society."
Jan 20, 2017, 08:20 AM ISTPaul Beatty's 'shocking' and 'unexpectedly funny' novel 'The Sellout' makes him first American to win Man Booker Prize
His novel 'The Sellout' is a satire based on race and class conflict in the United States.
Oct 26, 2016, 09:12 AM ISTPaul Beatty's 'The Sellout' is first US Booker Prize winner
Paul Beatty's "The Sellout," a stinging satire of race and class in the United States, has won the Man Booker Prize -- the first time an American has taken the prestigious fiction award.
Oct 26, 2016, 08:47 AM ISTPaul Beatty's 'The Sellout' is first US Booker Prize winner
Judges said Beatty's provocative book was a satire to rank with the classics, and as timely as the evening news.
Oct 26, 2016, 05:18 AM IST