Beatty, Paul

'Shockingly original' The Times'A literary freestyler with brio to burn...scabrous and very funny' Guardian'A no-holds-barred comedic romp' Junot DiazAfter creating the perfect beat, DJ Darky goes in search of Charles...

A Book of the Decade, 2010-2020 (Independent)'Outrageous, hilarious and profound.' Simon Schama, Financial Times'The longer you stare at Beatty's pages, the smarter you'll get.' Guardian'The most badass first 100 pages...

A Book of the Decade, 2010-2020 (Independent)'Outrageous, hilarious and profound.' Simon Schama, Financial Times'The longer you stare at Beatty's pages, the smarter you'll get.' Guardian'The most badass first 100 pages...

Nineteen year-old Winston 'Tuff' Foshay - 320 pounds, new father to a baby boy he greets cheerfully with 'What up, littler nigger?', player-king of a motley crew in Spanish Harlem...

'Beatty insistently finds poetry in the projects, dignity on the street.' Guardian'Beatty's blunt, impious, streetwise eloquence [is] transfixing' New York Times'The writing here is seamless and teeming with momentum' New...