'This pitch-dark, brutal, occasionally - mercifully! - funny collection of stories takes on the insidious nature of racism and the horrors of capitalism in equal measure and somehow ends up hopeful on the other side.' - Vogue At its center, each story - sharp as a knife - points to right now.' - The New York Times 'An unbelievable debut, one that announces a new and necessary American voice. In Friday Black, the dystopian future Adjei-Brenyah depicts - like all great dystopian fiction - is bleakly futuristic only on its surface. Publisher: Quercus Publishing ISBN: 9781787476004 Number of pages: 208 Weight: 190 g Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm MEDIA REVIEWS 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.įresh, exciting, vital and contemporary, Friday Black will appeal to people who love Colson Whitehead's The 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. In Zimmer Land we see a far-too-easy-to-believe imagining of racism as sport.

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. Racism, but 'managed' through virtual realityīlack Friday, except you die in a bargain-crazed throngįriday Black tackles urgent instances of racism and cultural unrest, and explores the many ways we fight for humanity in an unforgiving world. Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2019

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