![]() He conveys joy, pain, longing, rage-especially the rage felt by those who experience racism-with talent and force, writing through genres and styles ranging from the fantastical to the cartoonish, the dystopian, the morbidly stark and the surreal.Ī few of the stories-“Friday Black,” “In Retail” and “How to Sell a Jacket as Told by IceKing”-confront consumerism with razor-sharp satire. Adjei-Brenyah sings tropes of popular culture laced with the soul of the African American and immigrant American experiences. That mood suits this collection, which puts the author’s engaging talent and impressive creative range on full display. ![]() ![]() The Kendrick Lamar quote that serves as the epigraph of Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s debut short story collection, Friday Black, “Anything you imagine you possess,” evokes the spirit of a promising debut album release. ![]()
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