{"product_id":"9781787476004","title":"Friday Black","description":"Author: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781787476004\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Jun 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAn unbelievable debut' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRacism, but \"managed\" through virtual reality \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlack Friday, \u003c\/b\u003eexcept you die in a bargain-crazed throng \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHappiness, \u003c\/b\u003ebut pharmacological \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove, \u003c\/b\u003edespite everything\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Most \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnticipated\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Book for Fall 2018 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFRIDAY BLACK\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eTHE FINKELSTEIN FIVE, \u003c\/i\u003eAdjei-Brenyah gives us an unstinting reckoning of the brutal prejudice of the US justice system. In \u003ci\u003eZIMMER LAND w\u003c\/i\u003ee see a far-too-easy-to-believe imagining of racism as sport. And \u003ci\u003eFRIDAY BLACK \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHOW TO SELL A JACKET AS TOLD BY ICE KING \u003c\/i\u003eshow the horrors of consumerism and the toll it takes on us all.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFresh, exciting, vital and contemporary, \u003ci\u003eFRIDAY BLACK\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to people who love Colson Whitehead's \u003ci\u003eUNDERGROUND RAILROAD\u003c\/i\u003e, the TV show \u003ci\u003eBLACK MIRROR, \u003c\/i\u003ethe work of Kurt Vonnegut and George Saunders, and anyone looking for stories that speak to the world we live in now.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An excitement and a wonder' \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge Saunders\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The writing in this outstanding collection will make you hurt and demand your hope' \u003c\/b\u003eRoxane Gay\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThe fiction debut of the year. Bravo young man. We await your encore' \u003c\/b\u003eMary Karr","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46348809601182,"sku":"ADS-9781787476004","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781787476004.jpg?v=1767012983","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781787476004","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}