{"product_id":"9781474623643","title":"The Awkward Black Man","description":"Author: Walter Mosley\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781474623643\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Aug 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBestselling author Walter Mosley has proven himself a master of narrative tension, both with his extraordinary fiction and gripping writing for television. \u003ci\u003eThe Awkward Black Man\u003c\/i\u003e collects seventeen of Mosley's most accomplished short stories to showcase the full range of his remarkable talent.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMosley presents distinct characters as they struggle to move through the world in each of these stories?heroes who are awkward, nerdy, self-defeating, self-involved, and, on the whole, odd. He overturns the stereotypes that corral black male characters and paints a subtle, powerful portrait of each of these unique individuals. In \"The Good News Is,\" a man's insecurity about his weight gives way to a serious illness and the intense loneliness that accompanies it. Deeply vulnerable, he allows himself to be taken advantage of in return for a little human comfort in a raw display of true need. \"Pet Fly,\" previously published in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, follows a man working as a mailroom clerk for a big company?a solitary job for which he is overqualified?and the unforeseen repercussions he endures when he attempts to forge a connection beyond the one he has with the fly buzzing around his apartment. And \"Almost Alyce\" chronicles failed loves, family loss, alcoholism, and a Zen approach to the art of begging that proves surprisingly effective.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTouching and contemplative, each of these unexpected stories offers the best of one of our most gifted writers.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919500066974,"sku":"ING-9781474623643","price":40.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781474623643.jpg?v=1782813220","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781474623643","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}