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A lucky man by jamel brinkley6/20/2023 A teen intent on proving himself a man at the all-night revel of J’ouvert is preoccupied by watching out for his impressionable younger brother. An imaginative young boy from the Bronx goes swimming with his day camp group at a backyard pool in the suburbs, and faces the effects of power and privilege in ways he can barely grasp. Jamel Brinkley, with incisive and nuanced prose, explores the charged, complex ties between men whose mistakes threaten their relationships with friends, lovers, and family members. Serpent’s Tail (UK) Kein & Aber (Germany) Elsinore (Portugal) Albin Michel (France) Chai Editora (Argentina) ********** In nine powerful stories set in Brooklyn and the South Bronx, A Lucky Man announces the arrival of a significant new voice in fiction. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction Finalist for the 2019 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Fiction Longlisted for the 2019 Aspen Words Literary Prize Best Debut Fiction of 2018 and Best Short Fiction of 2018 (Kirkus Reviews) The #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2018ĪVAILABLE NOW: Graywolf Press IndieBound Bookshop Powell's Barnes & Noble GAINES AWARD FOR LITERARY EXCELLENCEįinalist for the 2018 Story Prize Finalist for the 2018 John Leonard Prize for Best First Fiction Finalist for the 2019 PEN/Robert W. FINALIST FOR THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION and WINNER OF THE 2018 ERNEST J.
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