Oneworld Paul Beatty Slumberland 3 Book Set Slumberland The White Boy Shuffle The Sellout

This three-book set brings together fiction by Man Booker-winning author Paul Beatty, offering a curated selection of his novels in one collection. It includes Slumberland, The White Boy Shuffle and The Sellout, presented as a single set and published by Oneworld.

Across the three titles, Beatty’s writing moves between different settings and perspectives. From a DJ’s search for a musician in Berlin to a teenager’s changing life in Los Angeles, and a narrator’s attempt to put a town back on the map, the collection provides a broad view of his work.

Included titles

• Slumberland
• The White Boy Shuffle
• The Sellout

Key details

• Three-book collection set
• Novels by Paul Beatty
• Includes Slumberland, The White Boy Shuffle and The Sellout
• Publisher: Oneworld

Synopses

Slumberland

After creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky sets out to find Charles Stone, also known as the Schwa, an avant-garde jazzman he wants to play over his sonic masterpiece. His search takes him to a recently unified Berlin, where he moves through the city while reflecting on race, sex, love, Teutonic gods and the Berlin Wall, in pursuit of an artistic and spiritual other.

The White Boy Shuffle

Beatty’s debut novel follows teenage surf-bum Gunnar Kaufman after his mother moves from suburban Santa Monica to urban West Los Angeles. There, he shifts from neighbourhood outcast to basketball superstar, and later becomes a reluctant messiah to a divided, downtrodden people.

The Sellout

Dickens has been erased from the map in an attempt to spare California further embarrassment. In response, the narrator takes an extreme step by reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school, leading the situation to the Supreme Court.