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Slumberland: A Novel - Paul Beatty
Slumberland: A Novel
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“Slumberland is laugh-out-loud funny and its wit and satire can be burning…There are incredible moments of tenderness…Beatty is a kind of symphonic W. E. B. Du Bois.”—Los Angeles Times Ferocious, bombastic, and hilarious, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to... show more
“Slumberland is laugh-out-loud funny and its wit and satire can be burning…There are incredible moments of tenderness…Beatty is a kind of symphonic W. E. B. Du Bois.”—Los Angeles Times Ferocious, bombastic, and hilarious, Slumberland is vintage Paul Beatty and belongs on the shelf next to Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and Junot Diaz. In this widely praised novel of race, identity, and underground music, DJ Darky has created the perfect beat. Now, he must seek out Charles Stone, a little known avant-garde jazzman, who can help bring his sonic masterpiece to fruition.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9781596912410 (1596912413)
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels, Humor, Literature, Cultural, American, Literary Fiction, African American, Music
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Boston Bibliophile
Boston Bibliophile rated it
4.0 Slumberland: A Novel
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A lively, vibrant, cracking good read about an African American DJ who travels to Germany to find the composer of a particularly arresting piece of music. I had a lot of fun reading this vivacious, raunchy and bittersweet novel. The plot bounces along on the elastic language and nicely sketched char...
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Marvin's Bookish Blog
Marvin's Bookish Blog rated it
4.0
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You don't have to be a jazz fan to enjoy Slumberland but it helps. Paul Beatty not only knows a hell of a lot about jazz but he writes like a jazz musician. He states the theme, write like a maniac around it, wanders off into imaginative detours then miraculously returns to the theme. His writing is...
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