The White Boy Shuffle
By Paul Beatty
Categories: Literature & Fiction
Gunnar Kaufman, an awkward black surfer bum, is moved from Santa Monica to urban West Los Angeles, where he begins to undergo a transformation from neighborhood outcast to basketball superstar, eventually becoming the reluctant messiah of a "divided, down-trodden people." Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
Recommended by 2 people
- Adam Sessler
- John Green: “Also in the recommended to everyone on Earth category, The White Boy Shuffle, by Paul Beatty.”