The explosive, hotly-anticipated debut novel from the New York Times-bestselling author of Friday Black, about two top women gladiators fighting for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far removed from America’s own.Ī piercingly raw debut story collection from a young writer with an explosive voice, a treacherously surreal and, at times, heartbreakingly satirical look at what it’s like to be young and black in America. Author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on his new novel Chain-Gang All-Stars April 29, 20238:15 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday Scott Simon Audio will be available later today.

He is also the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award winner and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Award for Best First Book and the Aspen Words Literary Prize. Friday Black, Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame, 9781328911247 Item Information Condition: Very GoodVery Good Price: US 11.48 Buy It Now Friday Black, Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame, 9781328911247 Sign in to check out Check out as guest Add to cart Add to Watchlist Oops Looks like were having trouble connecting to our server. His work has appeared or is forthcoming from numerous publications, including the New York Times Book Review, Esquire, Literary Hub, the Paris Review, Guernica, and Longreads.Ĭolson Whitehead selected him as one of the National Book Foundation's “5 Under 35” honorees. In his 2018 story collection Friday Black, Adjei-Brenyah didn’t purely write about imminent dystopias, he anchored them with moral stakes. Originally from Spring Valley, New York, he graduated from SUNY Albany and received his MFA from Syracuse University.

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is the New York Times-bestselling author of Friday Black.

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