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A League of Their Own is a British television comedy panel game created by Paul Brassey and hosted by actor and comedian James Corden.[1][2] It premiered on Sky 1 on 11 March 2010. A regular episode of A League of Their Own sees two teams of three – Blue and Red – competing in a quiz about notable sports along with physical challenges; since the show's debut the captains of each team have been retired England cricketer Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff (Blue) and former Liverpool captain and England midfielder Jamie Redknapp (Red). For the first four series both teams had a regular panellist alongside the captain, journalist and presenter Georgie Thompson (Blue) and comedian John Bishop (Red). As of series 5 only the Blue team has a regular panellist with comedian Jack Whitehall joining Flintoff. Special episodes have also been produced where there is no quiz instead they feature compilations of clips either from recordings that have been broadcast in a series (labelled "The Best Bits from..."), material that was not broadcast (labelled "The Unseen Bits from...") or even from a particular challenge from an individual episode (labelled "The Best of...").
The first series consisted of twelve episodes. The second series consisted of thirteen episodes including a Christmas special. The third series had twelve episodes and saw the first occasion of a regular team captain being unable to attend an individual recording and being replaced by a guest, it also saw the introduction of splitting both "The Best Bits" and "The Unseen Bits" over two episodes therefore having four episodes of compilation clips; this technique was used on and off for future series. The fourth series consisted of ten episodes including an End of Year special. For the fifth series there were eleven episodes. The sixth series had ten episodes. The seventh series had twelve episodes including a compilation episode entitled "Rally Special" focussing solely on the rally car challenge from the series opener. The eighth series consisted of thirteen episodes. The ninth series had twelve episodes. The tenth series will see ten episodes broadcast. As of 10 March 2016, 85 regular episodes and 30 compilations have been broadcast across ten series, 115 episodes have been aired in total.
Contents
Series: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12
Scores · Notes · References · External links
Episode list[edit]
Key[edit]
– Episodes with this background, and when the number on the left in the scores column is greater than the one on the right, were won by the Blue team (Flintoff with Thompson up to series four and Flintoff with Whitehall from series 5 onwards)
– Episodes with this background, and when the number on the right in the scores column is greater than the one on the left, were won by the Red team (Redknapp with Bishop up to series four and Redknapp individually from series 5 onwards)
– Episodes with this background, and when the numbers on the left and right are equal, ended in a draw
When a guest is listed in bold with a dagger symbol (†) it means they were team captain for that team in the episode as the regular captain was unable to make the recording
No. = The episode's order in the overall show
Series 1[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Georgie's guest
Jamie and John's guests
Scores
1
01x01 11 March 2010 Neil Morrissey David Haye 9–5
2
01x02 18 March 2010 Alastair Campbell Ruth Jones 12–9
3
01x03 25 March 2010 Neil Morrissey Abbey Clancy 7–8
4
01x04 1 April 2010 Dara Ó Briain Steve Harmison 13–7
5
01x05 8 April 2010 Jack Whitehall Amir Khan 9–8
6
01x06 15 April 2010 Jimmy Carr Karen Pickering 8–5
7
01x07 22 April 2010 Dara Ó Briain Claudia Winkleman 7–8
8
01x08 29 April 2010 Bob Mortimer Tom Daley 4–7
9
01x09 6 May 2010 Ardal O'Hanlon Gabby Logan 6–8
10
01x10 13 May 2010 Stephen Mangan Matthew Le Tissier 9–11
11
01x11 20 May 2010 Compilation episode – "The Best of Series 1" N/A
12
01x12 27 May 2010 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 1" N/A
Series 2[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Georgie's guest
Jamie and John's guests
Scores
13
02x01 7 October 2010 Jimmy Carr Lily Allen 11–9
14
02x02 14 October 2010 Chris Evans Tim Henman 9–9
15
02x03 21 October 2010 Rob Brydon Jessica Ennis 4–3
16
02x04 21 October 2010 Jack Whitehall Michael Owen 9–9
17
02x05 28 October 2010 Clare Balding Tinchy Stryder 9–5
18
02x06 28 October 2010 Dermot O'Leary Phillips Idowu 10–11
19
02x07 4 November 2010 Amanda Holden Kevin Pietersen 1–4
20
02x08 4 November 2010 Patrick Kielty Joe Calzaghe 4–10
21
02x09 11 November 2010 Eamonn Holmes David James 9–8
22
02x10 11 November 2010 Jimmy Carr Theo Paphitis 10–9
23
02x11 12 November 2010 Compilation episode – "The Best of Series 2" N/A
24
02x12 19 December 2010 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 2" N/A
25
02x13 23 December 2010[fn 1] Ruth Jones Ricky Hatton 6–9
Series 3[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Georgie's guest
Jamie and John's guests
Scores
26
03x01 4 March 2011 Jimmy Carr Phil Taylor 4–4
27
03x02 11 March 2011 Dara Ó Briain Gaël Clichy 5–6
28
03x03 25 March 2011 Lee Mack Rio Ferdinand 7–8
29
03x04 1 April 2011 Clare Balding Boris Becker 6–3
30
03x05 8 April 2011 Jimmy Carr Mike Tindall 3–9
31
03x06 15 April 2011 Robbie Fowler Christine Bleakley 7–9
32
03x07 22 April 2011 Jack Whitehall Amy Williams 5–6
33
03x08 29 April 2011 Kevin Bridges Dermot O'Leary †
Alastair Cook 7–5
34
03x09 6 May 2011 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 3 (Part 1)" N/A
35
03x10 13 May 2011 Compilation episode – "The Best of Series 3 (Part 1)" N/A
36
03x11 20 May 2011 Compilation episode – "The Best of Series 3 (Part 2)" N/A
37
03x12 27 May 2011 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 3 (Part 2)" N/A
Series 4[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Georgie's guest
Jamie and John's guests
Scores
38
04x01 7 October 2011 Jason Manford Andy Murray 8–6
39
04x02 14 October 2011 Lee Mack †
Frank Lampard Gabby Logan 5–7
40
04x03 21 October 2011 Jack Whitehall Rory McIlroy 6–7
41
04x04 28 October 2011 Phill Jupitus Peter Crouch 8–6
42
04x05 4 November 2011 Jimmy Carr James Anderson 6–7
43
04x06 11 November 2011 David Walliams Gary Neville 9–9
44
04x07 18 November 2011 Jimmy Carr Mark Webber 9–6
45
04x08 16 December 2011[fn 2] Stacey Solomon Gabby Logan 7–5
46
04x09 6 January 2012 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 4" N/A
47
04x10 13 January 2012 Compilation episode – "The Best of Series 4" N/A
Series 5[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Jack's guest
Jamie's guests
Scores
48
05x01 20 April 2012 Georgie Thompson Steven Gerrard
John Bishop 8–8
49
05x02 27 April 2012 Louise Hazel Jimmy Carr
Peter Crouch †
John Bishop 7–7
50
05x03 4 May 2012 Jessica Ennis Gabby Logan
Micky Flanagan 8–6
51
05x04 11 May 2012 Zoë Ball Jermain Defoe
John Bishop 4–4
52
05x05 18 May 2012 Mo Farah Clare Balding
David Walliams 5–8
53
05x06 25 May 2012 Ronnie O'Sullivan Christine Bleakley
Jimmy Carr 12–10
54
05x07 1 June 2012 Gabby Logan Graeme Souness
Kevin Bridges 4–4[fn 3]
55
05x08 8 June 2012 Claudia Winkleman Joe Hart
John Bishop 14–12
56
05x09 15 June 2012 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 5 (Part 1)" N/A
57
05x10 22 June 2012 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 5 (Part 2)" N/A
58
05x11 29 June 2012 Compilation episode – "The Best of Series 5" N/A
Series 6[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Jack's guest
Jamie's guests
Scores
59
06x01 26 October 2012 Claudia Winkleman Mo Farah
John Bishop 6–3
60
06x02 2 November 2012 Rebecca Adlington Sir Chris Hoy
David Walliams 6–10
61
06x03 9 November 2012 Charlotte Jackson Harry Redknapp
Johnny Vegas 6–4
62
06x04 16 November 2012 Jimmy Carr Jessica Ennis
Micky Flanagan 8–8
63
06x05 23 November 2012 Frank Lampard Shane Warne
Gabby Logan †
Jason Manford 6–8
64
06x06 30 November 2012 Laura Trott Zara Phillips
Micky Flanagan 9–19
65
06x07 7 December 2012 Sarah Millican Victoria Pendleton
John Bishop 4–7
66
06x08 14 December 2012 Vincent Kompany Billie Piper
Lee Mack 9–4
67
06x09 21 December 2012 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 6 (Part 1)" N/A
68
06x10 28 December 2012 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 6 (Part 2)" N/A
Series 7[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Jack's guest
Jamie's guests
Scores
69
07x01 23 August 2013 Amy Williams Edgar Davids
Jimmy Carr 6–11
70
07x02 30 August 2013 Sara Cox Harry Styles
Louis Tomlinson
Niall Horan 13–14
71
07x03 6 September 2013 Sarah Storey Sam Allardyce
David Walliams 9–7
72
07x04 13 September 2013 Paula Radcliffe Chris Ashton
Richard Ayoade 10–9
73
07x05 20 September 2013 Gabby Logan Joleon Lescott
Jon Richardson 9–11
74
07x06 27 September 2013 Matt Smith Perri Shakes-Drayton
Jonathan Ross 13–8
75
07x07 4 October 2013 Richard Ayoade Nicola Adams
David Walliams 6–11
76
07x08 11 October 2013 Alan Shearer Frankie Sandford
Jason Manford 13–12
77
07x09 18 October 2013 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 7 (Part 1)" N/A
78
07x10 25 October 2013 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 7 (Part 2)" N/A
79
07x11 1 November 2013 Compilation episode – "The Best of the Rally Car Special" N/A
80
07x12 8 November 2013 Compilation episode – "The Best of Series 7" N/A
Series 8[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Jack's guest
Jamie's guests
Scores
81
08x01 29 August 2014 Frank Lampard Judy Murray
Kevin Bridges 6–7
82
08x02 5 September 2014 Laura Whitmore Andros Townsend
Micky Flanagan 2–9
83
08x03 12 September 2014 Joe Hart Kevin Pietersen
Josh Widdicombe 9–11
84
08x04 19 September 2014 Una Foden Kevin Keegan
Russell Howard 12–11
85
08x05 26 September 2014 Jamie Carragher Kirsty Gallacher
Jimmy Carr 15–14
86
08x06 3 October 2014 Lennox Lewis Christine Ohuruogu
Sean Lock 7–7
87
08x07 10 October 2014 Pixie Lott Robbie Fowler
David Walliams 13–14
88
08x08 17 October 2014 Jenny Jones Gianfranco Zola
Johnny Vegas 8–9
89
08x09 17 October 2014 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 8 (Part 1)" N/A
90
08x10 24 October 2014 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 8 (Part 2)" N/A
91
08x11 31 October 2014 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 8 (Part 3)" N/A
92
08x12 31 October 2014 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 8 (Part 4)" N/A
93
08x13 24 December 2014[fn 1] Compilation episode – "The Best of Series 1–8"[3] N/A
Series 9[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Jack's guest
Jamie's guests
Scores
94
09x01 15 May 2015 Olivia Wayne Ian Poulter
Josh Widdicombe 7–6
95
09x02 22 May 2015 Jennifer Saunders Wojciech Szczęsny
Alex Brooker 8–13
96
09x03 29 May 2015 Jenny Jones
Robbie Savage Anthony Joshua
Jimmy Carr 2–2
97
09x04 5 June 2015 Heather Watson Patrick Kluivert
Trevor Noah 10–8
98
09x05 12 June 2015 Peter Schmeichel Jenny Jones
Josh Widdicombe 8–4
99
09x06 19 June 2015 Amanda Holden John Barnes
Aisling Bea 7–4
100
09x07 26 June 2015 Tom Daley Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Romesh Ranganathan 5–6
101
09x08 3 July 2015 Gabby Logan Kevin Nolan
Micky Flanagan 6–8
102
09x09 10 July 2015 Compilation episode – "The Best Bits from Series 9 (Part 1)" N/A
103
09x10 17 July 2015 Compilation episode – "The Best Bits from Series 9 (Part 2)" N/A
104
09x11 24 July 2015 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 9 (Part 1)" N/A
105
09x12 31 July 2015 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 9 (Part 2)" N/A
Series 10[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Jack's guest
Jamie's guests
Scores
106
10x01 7 January 2016 Melanie C Andy Carroll
David Walliams 7–12
107
10x02 14 January 2016 Aisling Bea
Jade Jones[fn 4] Ashley Cole
Noel Fielding
Aston Merrygold[fn 4] 6–9
108
10x03 21 January 2016 Kate Abdo Aaron Ramsey
Romesh Ranganathan 7–14
109
10x04 28 January 2016 Claudia Winkleman Jimmy Carr
Micah Richards 8–7
110
10x05 4 February 2016 James DeGale Rob Beckett
Denise Lewis 8–7
111
10x06 11 February 2016 Sir Chris Hoy A. P. McCoy
Katherine Ryan 12–6
112
10x07 18 February 2016 Ricky Ponting
Joel Creasey Jon Richardson[fn 5] 19–11
113
10x08 25 February 2016 Nicole Scherzinger Noel Fielding
James Haskell 15–8
114
10x09 3 March 2016 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 10" N/A
115
10x10 10 March 2016 Compilation episode – "The Best Bits from Series 10" N/A
US Road Trip[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie's points
Jack's points
Jamie's points
116
USx01 10 May 2016 7 8 7
117
USx02 17 May 2016 8 4 11
118
USx03 24 May 2016 12 6 4
119
USx04 31 May 2016 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits"
Series 11[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Jack's guest
Jamie's guests
Scores
120
11x01 22 September 2016 Anthony Joshua Roisin Conaty
Rob Beckett 10–15
121
11x02 29 September 2016 Alesha Dixon John McEnroe
Jimmy Carr 4–4
122
11x03 6 October 2016 Johanna Konta Harry Redknapp
David Walliams 13–13
123
11x04 13 October 2016 Niall Horan Kirsty Gallacher
Nick Grimshaw 9–5
124
11x05 20 October 2016 David Baddiel Tony Adams
Aisling Bea 11–9
125
11x06 27 October 2016 Alex Scott Ruud Gullit
Kevin Bridges 8–6
126
11x07 3 November 2016 Judy Murray Daniel Ricciardo
Rob Beckett 6–8
127
11x08 10 November 2016 Joey Barton Katherine Ryan
John Bishop 10–5
128
11x09 17 November 2016 Compilation episode – "The Unseen Bits from Series 11" N/A
129
11x10 24 November 2016 Compilation episode – "The Best Bits from Series 11" N/A
130
11x11 24 December 2016[fn 1] Compilation episode[4] N/A
US Road Trip 2.0[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
131
US2x01 5 June 2017
132
US2x02 12 June 2017
133
US2x03 19 June 2017
134
US2x04 26 June 2017
135
US2x05 3 July 2017[fn 6]
136
US2x06 10 July 2017[fn 6]
137
US2x07 17 July 2017[fn 7]
Series 12[edit]
No.
Episode
First broadcast
Freddie and Jack's guest
Jamie's guests
Scores
138
12x01 10 August 2017[fn 8] Kelly Cates Thierry Henry
Jeff Stelling
139
12x02 14 September 2017 Rob Beckett Dele Alli
Stephen Mangan
140
12x03 21 September 2017 Emma Bunton Mo Farah
Anthony Joshua
141
12x04 28 September 2017 Sam Quek Tony Bellew
Romesh Ranganathan
142
12x05 5 October 2017 Cesc Fabregas Charlotte Dujardin
Romesh Ranganathan
143
12x06 12 October 2017 Piers Morgan Paul Merson
Roisin Conaty
144
12x07 19 October 2017 Jimmy Carr Bradley Wiggins
Sara Cox
145
12x08 26 October 2017
146
12x09 2 November 2017
147
12x10 9 November 2017
Scores[edit]
Freddie Jamie
Series wins (2 drawn)
6 3
Show wins (12 drawn)
41 40
Notes[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c Christmas special
Jump up ^ End of Year special
Jump up ^ As the game ended in a draw an arm wrestling tiebreaker was played between Whitehall (Blue) and Souness (Red). Souness won making the red team the winners.
^ Jump up to: a b Jones and Merrigold only joined for the Right Guard Challenge
Jump up ^ Whitehall appeared on Redknapp's team in this episode.
^ Jump up to: a b Unseen Bits compilation episode
Jump up ^ Best Bits compilation episode
Jump up ^ Premier League special
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Possessed secures first commission Pick Me". ITV Press Centre. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
Jump up ^ Greenwood, Carl (27 August 2014). "James Corden wants A League of Their Own to continue FOREVER like A Question of Sport". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
Jump up ^ "A League Of Their Own". comedy.co.uk.
Jump up ^ "A League Of Their Own, Series 11 - Christmas Special". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
External links[edit]
List of A League of Their Own episodes at TV.com
List of A League of Their Own episodes at British Comedy Guide
List of A League of Their Own episodes on IMDb
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Tennis Court Oath
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For the book of poetry, see The Tennis Court Oath (book). For the unfinished painting by David, see The Tennis Court Oath (David).
Drawing by Jacques-Louis David of the Tennis Court Oath. David later became a deputy in the National Convention in 1793
On 20 June 1789, the members of the French Estates-General for the Third Estate, who had begun to call themselves the National Assembly, took the Tennis Court Oath (French: Serment du Jeu de Paume), vowing "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established". It was a pivotal event in the French Revolution.
The Estates-General had been called to address the country's fiscal and agricultural crisis, but immediately after convening in May 1789, they had become bogged down in issues of representation—particularly, whether they would vote by head (which would increase the power of the Third Estate, as they outnumbered the other two estates hugely) or by order.
On 17 June, the Third Estate, led by the comte de Mirabeau, began to call themselves the National Assembly.[1] On the morning of 20 June, the deputies were shocked to discover that the chamber door was locked and guarded by soldiers. Immediately fearing the worst and anxious that a royal attack by King Louis XVI was imminent, the deputies congregated in a nearby indoor Jeu de paume court in the Saint-Louis district of the city of Versailles, near the Palace of Versailles.
There, 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate took a collective oath "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established".[2] The only person who did not join was Joseph Martin-Dauch from Castelnaudary, who would only execute decisions made by the king.[3]
Background[edit]
Before the Revolution, French society—aside from royalty—was divided into three Estates. The First Estate comprised the clergy; the Second Estate was the nobility. The entire rest of France—some 97% of the population—was the Third Estate, which ranged from very wealthy city merchants to impoverished rural farmers. The three estates met from time to time in the Estates General, a legislative assembly.[4]
Although the Third Estate was the overwhelming majority of the French population, the makeup of the Estates General was such that the Third Estate comprised a bare majority of the delegates.[citation needed] A simple majority was sufficient—as long as the delegates' votes were cast altogether. The First and Second Estates preferred to divide the vote in some way. A proposal might need to receive approval from each Estate, or there might be two "houses" of the Estates General (one for the first two Estates, and one for the Third), and a bill would need to be passed by both houses. Either way, the First and Second Estates could exercise veto power over proposals enjoying widespread support among the Third Estate, but not the others, such as reforms that threatened the privileges of the nobility and clergy.[clarification needed]
Significance[edit]
This oath would come to have major significance in the revolution as the Third Estate would constantly continue to protest to have more representation.[5] Some historians have argued that, given political tensions in France at that time, the deputies' fears, even if wrong, were reasonable and that the importance of the oath goes above and beyond its context.[6]
The oath was both a revolutionary act, and an assertion that political authority derived from the people and their representatives rather than from the monarch himself. Their solidarity forced Louis XVI to order the clergy and the nobility to join with the Third Estate in the National Assembly in order to give the illusion that he controlled the National Assembly.[1] This oath would prove vital to the Third Estate as a step of protest that would eventually lead to more power in the Estates General, and every governing body thereafter.[7]
The Oath signified for the first time that French citizens formally stood in opposition to Louis XVI, and the National Assembly's refusal to back down forced the king to make concessions. It was foreshadowed by, and drew considerably from, the 1776 United States Declaration of Independence, especially the preamble. The Oath also inspired a wide variety of revolutionary activity in the months afterwards, ranging from rioting across the French countryside to renewed calls for a written French constitution. Likewise, it reinforced the Assembly's strength and forced the King to formally request that voting occur based on head, not power.[citation needed] The Tennis Court Oath, which was taken in June 1789, preceded the 4 August 1789 abolition of feudalism and the 26 August 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
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The Sellout (novel)
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The Sellout: A Novel
First edition cover
Author
Paul Beatty
Illustrator
Matt Buck
Cover artist
Rodrigo Corral
Country
United States
Language
English
Genre
Fiction
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date
March 3, 2015
Media type
Print (Hardback)
Pages
304 pp.
ISBN
978-0374260507
The Sellout is a 2015 novel by Paul Beatty published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux,[1] and in the UK by Oneworld Publications in 2016. The novel takes place in and around Los Angeles, California, and concerns a protagonist who grows artisanal marijuana and watermelons.[2][3][4] Beatty has stated his motivation for writing the novel was that "[he] was broke".[3]
In October 2016, it won the 2016 Man Booker Prize, making Beatty the first US writer to win that award.[5][6] Historian Amanda Foreman, chair of the judges, said:
"The Sellout is one of those very rare books that is able to take satire, which is in itself a very difficult subject and not always done well, and it plunges into the heart of contemporary American society and, with absolutely savage wit, of the kind I haven't seen since Swift or Twain, both manages to eviscerate every social taboo and politically correct, nuanced, every sacred cow, and while both making us laugh, making us wince. It is both funny and painful at the same time and it is really a novel of our times."[7]
Contents
1 Plot
2 Reception
3 Awards and honors
4 References
5 External links
Plot[edit]
The novel concerns a narrator, referred to only by his last name, "Me", who attempts to reintroduce segregation and keep a slave in his Los Angeles neighborhood, Dickens. This attempt leads to a Supreme Court case, Me Vs. The United States of America.
Reception[edit]
The novel was well received by critics who praised its humor and ostensibly satirical content.[8][9] In The Guardian, Elisabeth Donnelly described it as "a masterful work that establishes Beatty as the funniest writer in America",[10] while reviewer Reni Eddo-Lodge called it a "whirlwind of a satire", going on to say: "Everything about The Sellout’s plot is contradictory. The devices are real enough to be believable, yet surreal enough to raise your eyebrows."[11]
Beatty has indicated surprise that critics refer to the novel as a comic one, indicating his belief that discussing the comic aspects of the novel prevents critics from having to discuss its more serious themes.[12] He has also stated that he does not think of himself as a satirist.[12]
Awards and honors[edit]
2016 National Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction), winner.[13]
2016 Man Booker Prize, winner.[14]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Garner, Dwight (February 26, 2015). "Review: 'The Sellout,' Paul Beatty's Biting Satire on Race in America". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ Schaub, Michael (March 2, 2015). "'The Sellout' Is A Scorchingly Funny Satire On 'Post-Racial' America". NPR. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b Reidy, Darren (24 March 2015). "Paul Beatty on Race, Violence and His Scathing New Novel 'The Sellout'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
Jump up ^ Garner, Dwight (December 10, 2015). "The Top Books of 2015". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ Dean, Michelle (October 25, 2016). "How Paul Beatty's win shakes the Jonathan Franzen-loving US literati". The Guardian. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
Jump up ^ Master, Tim, "Man Booker Prize: Paul Beatty becomes first US winner for The Sellout", BBC News, October 26, 2016.
Jump up ^ Bullen, James, "Man Booker Prize 2016: US author Paul Beatty wins with The Sellout", Evening Standard, October 25, 2016.
Jump up ^ Colter Walls, Seth (March 4, 2015). "The Sellout by Paul Beatty review – a galvanizing satire of post-racial America". The Guardian. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ Crum, Maddie (March 4, 2015). "The Bottom Line: 'The Sellout' By Paul Beatty". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ Donnelly, Elisabeth, "Paul Beatty on writing, humor and race: 'There are very few books that are funny'", The Guardian, March 10, 2015.
Jump up ^ Eddo-Lodge, Reni, "The Sellout by Paul Beatty review – a whirlwind satire about racial identity", The Guardian, May 11, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b May, Chris (May 7, 2015). "Our Thing: An Interview with Paul Beatty". The Paris Review. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ Alter, Alexandra (March 17, 2016). "'The Sellout' Wins National Book Critics Circle's Fiction Award". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
Jump up ^ Alice (September 13, 2016). "Man Booker Prize announces 2016 shortlist". Man Booker. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
External links[edit]
Armitstead, Claire, "The Sellout rips up rulebook for what award-winning fiction looks like Masters", The Guardian, October 25, 2016. Includes video and podcast featuring Paul Beatty.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
A Brief History of Seven Killings Man Booker Prize recipient
2016 Succeeded by
Lincoln in the Bardo
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