Friday Black

　　黑人作家 Adjei-Brenyah 的第一部短篇小說集，將震撼的美國社會。



　　如同引發廣泛討論的 MV《這就是美國》（This Is America），強烈的視覺感受與文字敘述讀來心驚膽戰，十二篇短篇小說遍及各種議題：當代資本主義的異化，種族問題與消費行為。



　　作者能牢牢抓住讀者的心，善於運用簡單的人物設定，讓看起來絲毫不特別的平凡人物遭遇戲劇性的事件。例如白人男子用鏈鋸殺害黑人小女孩，卻以正當自我防衛做辯護，看似離奇的情節揭發黑人在美國面臨的諸多問題；又或者美國社會面臨的校園槍擊事件，不論是持槍者還是受害者，都困守在人間煉獄之中，誰也逃不出去。



　　作者首部短篇小說集，詩意的文字帶著勇敢與超乎常人的韌性。一面撫慰著人心，一面將讀者推入無盡深淵。

　　而這些荒謬的日常，是許多人面臨的每一天，絕對不僅僅是小說。（文 / 博客來編譯）

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

＂An unbelievable debut, one that announces a new and necessary American voice.＂--New York Times Book Review

The acclaimed debut collection from the author of Chain Gang All Stars; a piercingly raw and, at times, heartbreakingly satirical look at what it’s like to be young and Black in America.

From the start of this extraordinary debut, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s writing will grab you, haunt you, enrage and invigorate you. By placing ordinary characters in extraordinary situations, Adjei-Brenyah reveals the violence, injustice, and painful absurdities that Black men and women contend with every day in this country.

These stories tackle urgent instances of racism and cultural unrest, and explore the many ways we fight for humanity in an unforgiving world.

In ＂The Finkelstein Five,＂ Adjei-Brenyah gives us an unforgettable reckoning of the brutal prejudice of our justice system.In ＂Zimmer Land,＂ we see a far-too-easy-to-believe imagining of racism as sport.＂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.

Entirely fresh in its style and perspective, and sure to appeal to fans of Colson Whitehead, Marlon James, and George Saunders, Friday Black confronts readers with a complicated, insistent, wrenching chorus of emotions, the final note of which, remarkably, is hope.

NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH has an MFA from Syracuse University. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in numerous publications, including Guernica, Printer’s Row, and Breakwater Review, where ZZ Packer awarded him the Breakwater Review Fiction Prize.