Ten years since Paul Beatty became the first American to win the Booker Prize, he, his publishers and the Chair of the 2016 judging panel look back on The Sellout – from pre-publication to post-win. Published in 2015, at the height of Black Lives Matter and the dawn of Trump's candidacy, the novel is a biting satire about race relations in the US, which arrived at exactly the right moment. 🔗 Tap the link in our bio to read the full oral history #TheSellout #BookerPrizes #InternationalBookerPrize #PaulBeatty #BookTok