{"product_id":"friday-black-9781328911247","title":"Friday Black","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An unbelievable debut, one that announces a new and necessary American voice.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eTommy Orange, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An excitement and a wonder: strange, crazed, urgent and funny.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003cb\u003eGeorge Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dark and captivating and essential . . . A call to arms and a condemnation . . . Read this book.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRoxane Gay\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Book Foundation \"5 Under 35\" honoree, chosen by Colson Whitehead \u003cbr\u003e Winner of the PEN\/Jean Stein Book Award \u003cbr\u003e Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Award for Best First Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 Told by Ice King\" show the horrors of consumerism and the toll it takes on us all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Entirely fresh in its style and perspective, and sure to appeal to fans of Colson Whitehead, Marlon James, and George Saunders, \u003ci\u003eFriday Black\u003c\/i\u003e confronts readers with a complicated, insistent, wrenching chorus of emotions, the final note of which, remarkably, is hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781328911247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2018 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018 pg. 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews Fall Preview\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2018 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2018 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36649015214236,"sku":"9781328911247","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7a2874ae-3448-4dd7-ac26-baec1510b285.jpg?v=1603871734","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/friday-black-9781328911247","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}