{"product_id":"9781328911247","title":"Friday Black","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe acclaimed debut collection from the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChain Gang All Stars\u003c\/em\u003e; a piercingly raw and, at times, heartbreakingly satirical look at what it's like to be young and Black in America.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese stories tackle urgent instances of racism and cultural unrest, and explore the many ways we fight for humanity in an unforgiving world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \"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.\"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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEntirely 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48621279281406,"sku":"9781328911247","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/1532\/4335\/files\/Friday_Black.png?v=1784653439","url":"https:\/\/wanderingraccoonbooks.com\/products\/9781328911247","provider":"Wandering Raccoon Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}