Friday Black: Stories
PEN/Jean Stein Book Award · 2019 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PEN/Jean Stein Book Award | 2019 | Winner |
About This Book
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's debut story collection uses science fiction and satire to interrogate anti-Black racism, consumer culture, and American violence. Winner of the PEN/Jean Stein Award and the PEN/Bingham Prize.
About the Author
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is an American writer of fiction known for his formally inventive, socially charged short stories and his debut novel. Born in Spring Valley, New York, he holds an MFA from Syracuse University, where he studied under George Saunders. His debut short story collection, Friday Black (2018), was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and won the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, the Ernest J. Read more →
