The very first story brought me to tears, putting me in mind of Babel or Chekhov. Adjei-Brenyah’s-tender and furious, wise and wise-assed-marks a major leap forward for us all. “For literature to bring forth such an astonishing new voice as Nana K. Marvel at the intelligence of each of these stories and what they reveal about racism, capitalism, complacency and their insidious reach.” The writing in this outstanding collection will make you hurt and demand your hope. Adjei-Brenyah offers powerful prose as parable. This book is a call to arms and a condemnation. This book is dark and captivating and essential. “The edge of the stories in Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s debut collection Friday Black is razor sharp, ready to cut deep. “Friday Black” and “How to Sell a Jacket as Told by Ice King” show the horrors of consumerism and the toll it takes on us all.Įntirely fresh in its style and perspective, and sure to appeal to fans of Colson Whitehead, Marlon James, and George Saunders, Friday Black confronts readers with a complicated, insistent, wrenching chorus of emotions, the final note of which, remarkably, is hope.In “Zimmer Land,” we see a far-too-easy-to-believe imagining of racism as sport.In “The Finkelstein Five,” Adjei-Brenyah gives us an unforgettable reckoning of the brutal prejudice of our justice system.These stories tackle urgent instances of racism and cultural unrest, and explore the many ways we fight for humanity in an unforgiving world. 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. The acclaimed debut collection from the author of Chain Gang All Stars a piercingly raw and, at times, heartbreakingly satirical look at what it’s like to be young and Black in America.įrom the start of this extraordinary debut, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s writing will grab you, haunt you, enrage and invigorate you. “An unbelievable debut, one that announces a new and necessary American voice.”- New York Times Book Review
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