{"product_id":"friday-black","title":"Friday Black","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFriday Black\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eNana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781328911247\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eMariner Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e208\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cem\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An unbelievable debut, one that announces a new and necessary American voice.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe acclaimed debut collection from the author of \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\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\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\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\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Friday Black | Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah | Paperback | 9781328911247 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks I 1790754","offer_id":68005361647768,"sku":"1790754","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81aysFct27L.jpg?v=1794706229","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/friday-black","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}