Paul Beatty

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Paul Beatty (born 1962 in Los Angeles) is a contemporary African-American author. Beatty received an MFA in creative writing from Brooklyn College and an MA in psychology from Boston University. He has a son, Payden, and two daughters, Darby and Macy.

Contents 1 Novels 2 Edited volume 3 Poetry 4 External links

[edit] Novels

• The White Boy Shuffle (1996) ISBN 0-312-28019-X
• Tuff (2001) ISBN 0-385-72111-0

[edit] Edited volume

• Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor (2006)

[edit] Poetry

• Big Bank Take Little Bank (1991) ISBN 0-9627842-7-3
• Joker, Joker, Deuce (1994) ISBN 0-14-058723-3

[edit] External links

• African American Literature Book Club for Paul Beatty