Tuff :; a novel
by Beatty, Paul
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, light soiling to DJ, else Near Fine(-) in Ne
- ISBN 10
- 0375401229
- ISBN 13
- 9780375401220
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: A.A. Knopf, 2000. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, light soiling to DJ, else Near Fine(-) in Near Fine(-) DJ.. Octavo in blue DJ, black DJ spine, 259 pages ; 25 cm. African Americans, Coming of age -- Fiction. || When 19-year-old Winston "Tuffy" Foshay is offered $20,000 to run for city council, he gamely embarks on one of the most outlandish campaigns in political history, one that topples both his vision of the world and his place in it. || DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve.
Synopsis
Paul Beatty has published two volumes of poetry and one other novel, The White Boy Shuffle . He lives in New York City.
Reviews
On Dec 15 2017, CloggieDownunder said:
"Ms. Dunleavy had been Winston's teacher last fall when he attended the GED preparatory program at the community center. Her notions of English didn't feel right in his mouth. For Winston language was an extension of his soul. And if his speech, filled with double negatives, improper conjugations of the verb "to be", and pluralized plurals (e.g., womens), was wrong, then his thoughts were wrong. And oftentimes her corrections had the effect of reducing him to ethnic errata."
Tuff is the second novel by Man Booker Prize-winning American author, Paul Beatty. Summer in Spanish Harlem, and Winston Foshay (Tuffy to his friends) is looking for a way to survive the year. He has a wife and son to support, and has seen the inside of a prison cell more than once, so something that doesn't involve drugs would be good. While his good friends plan something as audacious as it is foolish, Tuffy has acquired a mentor in the Big Brother program, Sheldon Throckmorton, a black rabbi who has arranged for those closest to Tuffy to help him decide his future. Suddenly, against most advice, Tuffy is running for Council in the East Harlem Eighth District of the NYC local council elections, on the promise of financial gain from a patron. Will Tuffy disappoint?
Beatty gives the reader a cast of characters who all have their individual quirks and foibles. Most get at least a vignette to explain their background, if not a whole chapter. His plot takes a few surprising turns, so sumo wrestling is just one feature that is unexpected. There are quite a few laugh-out-loud moments, and Beatty has a talent for leading his characters into moments of insight and perceptiveness. His extensive knowledge of the era and the social class about which he writes is apparent in every paragraph, and this is a novel that would appeal especially to readers familiar with Spanish Harlem at the cusp of the twenty-first century. This one is even better than The White Boy Shuffle. Funny and clever.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88590
- Title
- Tuff :; a novel
- Author
- Beatty, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, light soiling to DJ, else Near Fine(-) in Ne
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (stated)
- ISBN 10
- 0375401229
- ISBN 13
- 9780375401220
- Publisher
- A.A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
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- Novels;
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