![]() The opening piece, "The Finkelstein 5", concerns Emmanuel, who can "dial his blackness" up or down depending on his situation: down to 1.5 for an interview with a prospective employer, comfortably at 4.0 with the aid of a necktie and wing-tipped shoes, and up to 10 when his sense of vengeance bursts forth over the killing of five black children by a chainsaw-wielding white man. "How to Sell a Jacket as Told by IceKing" and "In Retail" take place in the same department store. The protagonist attempts to win a sales contest among employees in order to give an expensive jacket to his mother as a gift. It follows its protagonist, a department store salesman, as he copes with "vicious, insatiable Black Friday shoppers" who become violent and animalistic in their desire to shop. The book's titular work takes its title from the consumer holiday Black Friday, which takes place in the US on the Friday following Thanksgiving. The book received an overall positive reception, including the naming of Adjei-Brenyah as one of the "5 Under 35 Authors" for 2018 by the National Book Foundation.Ĭompose: A Journal of Simply Good Writing The stories are set in a variety of twisted near-future and dystopian settings. ![]() The collection of short stories explores themes surrounding black identity as it relates to a range of contemporary social issues. Friday Black is the 2018 debut book by author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. ![]()
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