SOLD --The White Boy Shuffle by Paul Beatty - 1996

Sold on biblio Friday July 10th, 2020 , going out to Columbus Ohio on Monday ...The White Boy Shuffle* *First edition -Paul Beatty, on the basis of two slim collections of poetry - Big Bank Take Little Bank and Joker, Joker, Deuce - has been called "a West Coast word wizard" and the "poet laureate of Generation X". The White Boy Shuffle is a moving, deft satire on issues of race as well as the tale of the coming of age of Gunnar Kaufman, a contemporary African American who is in no way typical. Unequivocally and without apology, Gunnar states that he is not the seventh son of a seventh son of a seventh son. Indeed, he wishes he were, but fate has shorted him by six brothers and three uncles, cruelly cheating him out of his mythological inheritance. And thus, unforgettably, begins the story of Gunnar's rocky expedition to manhood. The White Boy Shuffle is a multicultural, multigenerational epic that is exuberant, engaging, and in the moment....... Hardcover book in very good condition. Dark gray boards with black cloth wrapped spine and gold titling all in very good condition. Pumpkin colored endpapers are presstine, Deckle edged pages are very good, clean unmarked. Dust jacket is good but has some wear at the spine edges.......Nice copy of a rare hardcover book..... The White Boy Shuffle, Author Paul Beatty, Publisher Picador, 1996, Jacket design by Michaela Sullivan, Jacket illustration Calef Brown, 225 pages, Book size about 6 x 8 1/2 x 3/4 in., Subjects Fiction ' General........ Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa, Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into-City-Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit....... White Boy Shuffle 5300 HC Fiction WB1 - generally 7 Days Coast to Coast, quicker if you're closer...