Friday Black
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Explore urgent themes of racism and cultural unrest in this gripping debut collection of short stories. Ordinary characters are confronted with extraordinary situations, shedding light on the violence and injustice faced by black men and women every day. From an augmented reality game that enables players to hunt terrorists or shoot minority actors to an author who sells his soul to a many-tongued god, these stories will grab, haunt, enrage, and invigorate you. Discover the many ways we fight for humanity in an unforgiving world.
Publish Date
2018-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
2018-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.06
ISBN
9781328911247
Categories
Recommendations
3
Recommendations
2019-08-02T10:18:00.000Z
@NosheenIqbal @NK_Adjei @guardianreview Brilliant piece on a brilliant book & writer – source2021-01-19T01:52:46.000Z
happy mlk day! i wanted to recommend a few books that got me good:
heads of the colored people: stories by nafissa thompson-spires
friday black by nana kwame adjei-brenyah
begin again: james baldwin's america and its urgent lessons for our own by eddie s. glaude jr. – sourceReveals the violence, injustice, and painful absurdities that black men and women contend with every day in this country. – source