{"product_id":"tuff-paperback","title":"Tuff - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Beatty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Paul Beatty, the author of the Man Booker Prize winner \u003ci\u003eThe Sellout, \u003c\/i\u003e comes \u003ci\u003eTuff\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel as fast-paced and hard-edged as the Harlem streets it portrays.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAge nineteen and weighing in at 320 pounds, Winston \"Tuffy\" Foshay is an East Harlem denizen who breaks jaws and shoots dogs and dreams of earning millions from his idea for \u003ci\u003eCap'n Crunch: The Movie\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Danny DeVito. His best friend is a disabled Muslim who wants to rob banks, his guiding light is an ex-hippie Asian woman who worked for Malcolm X, and he married his wife, Yolanda, over the phone from jail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's funny and fierce, frustrated and feared. And when Tuff decides to run for City Council, this dazzling novel goes from astoundingly funny to acerbically sublime. By turns profound and irreverent, and populated with a hilarious supporting cast, Paul Beatty's \u003ci\u003eTuff\u003c\/i\u003e is satire at its razor-sharp best. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An extravagant, satirical \u003ci\u003ecri de couer\u003c\/i\u003e...Beatty's blunt, impious, streetwise eloquence has a kind of transfixing power.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Masterfully conceived and highly entertaining...Richly textured and unforgettable.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163152814215,"sku":"9781250788337","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0f2ed8f5405e3fe71bde9b84e033a331.webp?v=1733295101","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/tuff-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}