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A Lucky Man by Jamel Brinkley

R250.00

Finalist for The National Book Award for Fiction

Uncovering the inner lives of black men and boys, an expansive fiction debut from a major new voice compared to Alice Munro and Toni Morrison.

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Category: Short Stories
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A Lucky Man by Jamel Brinkley

In the nine unforgettable stories of A Lucky Man, Jamel Brinkley explores the unseen tenderness of black men and boys: the struggle to love and be loved, the invisible ties of family and friendship, and the inescapable forces of race, class and masculinity.

A teen intent on proving himself a man at an all-night rave is preoccupied by watching out for his impressionable younger brother. A pair of young men who follow two girls home from a party face the uncomfortable truth of their desires. An imaginative boy from the inner city goes swimming in the suburbs, and faces the effects of privilege in ways he can barely grasp. And at a capoeira conference, two brothers grapple with their painful family history.

Moving, lyrical and keen-eyed, A Lucky Man captures the inner lives of men and boys caught between hope and expectation, duty and desire.

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