Paul Beatty becomes first American to win Man Booker prize
Paul Beatty has won the 2016 Man Booker prize for his book 'The Sellout', becoming the first American to receive the honour. The novel was chosen unanimously after four hours of deliberation, said the chair of judges. Notably, the award, which was open to only Commonwealth, Irish, and Zimbabwean citizens earlier, widened to all English language novels in 2013.