US author Paul Beatty wins Man Booker literary prize
This file photo taken on October 24, 2016 shows US author Paul Beatty posing for a photograph at a photo call in London on October 24, 2016....US author Paul Beatty became the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize for Fiction when he won the award on Tuesday October 25, 2016. PHOTO| AFP
Paul Beatty became the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize — the world's most prestigious English-language literary award — for his novel "The Sellout" on Tuesday.
The jury said the novel was a "shocking and unexpectedly funny" portrayal of his native Los Angeles, which employs satire to explore racial equality in a fictional neighbourhood.
