{"product_id":"a-lucky-man-jamel-brinkley-9781555978051","title":"A Lucky Man: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the nine expansive, searching stories of \u003ci\u003eA Lucky Man\u003c\/i\u003e, fathers and sons attempt to salvage relationships with friends and family members and confront mistakes made in the past. An imaginative young boy from the Bronx goes swimming with his group from day camp at a backyard pool in the suburbs, and faces the effects of power and privilege in ways he can barely grasp. A teen intent on proving himself a man through the all-night revel of J'Ouvert can't help but look out for his impressionable younger brother. A pair of college boys on the prowl follow two girls home from a party and have to own the uncomfortable truth of their desires. And at a capoeira conference, two brothers grapple with how to tell the story of their family, caught in the dance of their painful, fractured history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJamel Brinkley's stories, in a debut that announces the arrival of a significant new voice, reflect the tenderness and vulnerability of black men and boys whose hopes sometimes betray them, especially in a world shaped by race, gender, and class--where luck may be the greatest fiction of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jamel Brinkley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555978053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555978051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2018 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/12\/2018","brand":"Jamel Brinkley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980085592319,"sku":"9781555978051","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fb2f82e6-022b-490a-9df5-9a89d06fd91f.jpg?v=1683248303","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-lucky-man-jamel-brinkley-9781555978051","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}