Name: Friday Black - Nana Kwame Adjei-brenyah
Brand: Nana Kwame Adjei Brenyah
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n nINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER n nAn unbelievable debut, one that announces a new and necessary American voice. --Tommy Orange, New York Times Book Review n nAn excitement and a wonder: strange, crazed, urgent and funny. --George Saunders n nDark and captivating and essential . . . A call to arms and a condemnation . . . Read this book. --Roxane Gay n nA National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree, chosen by Colson Whitehead n Winner of the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award n Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Award for Best First Book n nA piercingly raw debut story collection from a young writer with an explosive voice; a treacherously surreal, and, at times, heartbreakingly satirical look at what it's like to be young and black in America. n n From the start of this extraordinary debut, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's writing will grab you, haunt you, enrage and invigorate you. By placing ordinary characters in extraordinary situations, Adjei-Brenyah reveals the violence, injustice, and painful absurdities that black men and women contend with every day in this country. n n These stories tackle urgent instances of racism and cultural unrest, and explore the many ways we fight for humanity in an unforgiving world. In The Finkelstein Five, Adjei-Brenyah gives us an unforgettable reckoning of the brutal prejudice of our justice system. In Zimmer Land, we see a far-too-easy-to-believe imagining of racism as sport. And Friday Black and How to Sell a Jacket as