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A Lucky Man

Jamel Brinkley

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#2474 of 8,085 books · #1044 in Fiction

Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction (2018).

A Lucky Man won the National Book Award Finalist award. 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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Publisher
Serpent's Tail
ISBN-13
9781782835882
Genre
Fiction
Topics
Race and classMasculinityFamily and brotherhood

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