Friday Black

Resumen del libro

The instant New York Times bestseller'An unbelievable debut' New York TimesRacism, but "managed" through virtual reality Black Friday, except you die in a bargain-crazed throng Happiness, but pharmacological Love, despite everythingA Publisher's Weekly Most Anticipated Book for Fall 2018 Friday Black tackles urgent instances of racism and cultural unrest, and explores the many ways we fight for humanity in an unforgiving world. In the first, unforgettable story of this collection, The Finkelstein Five, Adjei-Brenyah gives us an unstinting reckoning of the brutal prejudice of the US 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. Fresh, exciting, vital and contemporary, Friday Black will appeal to people who love Colson Whitehead's Underground Railroad, the TV show Black Mirror, the work of Kurt Vonnegut and George Saunders, and anyone looking for stories that speak to the world we live in now. 'An excitement and a wonder' George Saunders'The writing in this outstanding collection will make you hurt and demand your hope' Roxane Gay'The fiction debut of the year.

Bravo young man. We await your encore' Mary Karr

Biografía del autor

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Nueva York, 1991) se licenció en la Universidad de Albany y cursó un máster en artes en la Universidad de Siracusa. Ha publicado en medios como New York Times Book Review, Paris Review, Literary Hub o Esquire. Con su primer libro de cuentos, Friday Black (Libros del Asteroide, 2021), ganó el reconocimiento de la crítica. Su novela La liga de los presos (Nocturna, 2024) lo ha catapultado a las listas de más vendidos, ha resultado finalista al Premio Nacional de Ficción, medios como The New York Times la han nombrado uno de los diez mejores libros del año y se ha traducido a múltiples idiomas.