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A Lucky Man
Jamel Brinkley
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Beschreibung
'Full of subtle poignancy ... each story is a trenchant exploration of race and class, vividly conveying the tension between social codes of masculinity and the vulnerable, volatile self' New Yorker
A National Book Award Finalist
'Comfort' has been longlisted for the 2021 Sunday Times Audible Short Story 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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One of the many striking qualities in Brinkley'
An assured debut collection of stories about men and women, young and old, living and loving along the margins in Brooklyn and the Bronx ... It's difficult to single out any story as most outstanding since they are each distinguished by Brinkley'
Not only a standout debut for the year, but also <b>a testament to what can be achieved in a short story.</b>
An extraordinary short story collection
Wonderful ... Brinkley'
<b>Urgent, intimate narratives</b>, framed as confessions and quests, and edged with quickening threat. Everything that is good can be ruptured with as little as a single accidental touch ... not only heralds the arrival of a fully formed, entirely distinctive new voice but reinvigorating the short story itself. <b>In the end, there'
Beautifully written and movingly insightful.
In these nine memorable stories Brinkley shakes each of his main characters in turn, and we, as we read, are shaken too ... both subtle and striking
A stunning debut ... Set in Brooklyn and the Bronx, in poor neighborhoods and on school campuses, these tales are imbued with pathos, sexuality, and moments of violence and tenderness. With this memorable collection, Brinkley emerges as a gifted and empathetic new writer
Sensuous, sensual, sharply observed stories. A really striking debut.
Jamel Brinkley'
Full of subtle poignancy ... each story is <b>a trenchant exploration of race and class</b>, vividly conveying the tension between social codes of masculinity and the vulnerable, volatile self
Brinkley's depictions of love's many varieties are subtle and deeply observant ... With this observant book, Brinkley demonstrates an enviable capacity for narrative compression. In the space of 25 pages, he'
With equal parts precision and poetry, these nine audacious stories step into the minefields awaiting boys of color as they approach manhood in Brooklyn and the Bronx - testing the limits of relationships, social norms and their own definitions of masculinity.
Through pages of peerless prose and startlingly sharp sentences, what emerges is a constantly reframed argument about the role and power of masculinity
This is the rare debut that introduces not a promising talent but a major writer, fully formed. <b>Jamel Brinkley is brilliant, the real thing, a revelation</b>
Kundenbewertungen
people of colour, brooklyn, bronx, equality, race, short stories, sex, masculinity, toxic masculinity, black writing, toni morrison, alice munro, african american, desire, realism