![]() ![]() And at a capoeira conference, two brothers grapple with their painful family history. ![]() An imaginative boy from the inner city goes swimming in the suburbs, and faces the effects of privilege in ways he can barely grasp. A pair of young men who follow two girls home from a party face the uncomfortable truth of their desires. 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.Ī teen intent on proving himself a man at an all-night rave is preoccupied by watching out for his impressionable younger brother. 'Comfort' has been longlisted for the 2021 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award 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 ![]()
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