{"product_id":"the-awkward-black-man-walter-mosley-9780802156853","title":"The Awkward Black Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterful collection of stories that showcases one of the country's most beloved and acclaimed writers--award-winning author, Walter Mosley.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBestselling author Walter Mosley has proven himself a master of narrative tension, both with his extraordinary fiction and gripping writing for television. \u003cem\u003eThe Awkward Black Man\u003c\/em\u003e collects seventeen of Mosley's most accomplished short stories to showcase the full range of his remarkable talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMosley presents distinct characters as they struggle to move through the world in each of these stories--heroes who are awkward, nerdy, self-defeating, self-involved, and, on the whole, odd. He overturns the stereotypes that corral black male characters and paints a subtle, powerful portrait of each of these unique individuals. In \"The Good News Is,\" a man's insecurity about his weight gives way to a serious illness and the intense loneliness that accompanies it. Deeply vulnerable, he allows himself to be taken advantage of in return for a little human comfort in a raw display of true need. \"Pet Fly,\" previously published in the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, follows a man working as a mailroom clerk for a big company--a solitary job for which he is overqualified--and the unforeseen repercussions he endures when he attempts to forge a connection beyond the one he has with the fly buzzing around his apartment. And \"Almost Alyce\" chronicles failed loves, family loss, alcoholism, and a Zen approach to the art of begging that proves surprisingly effective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTouching and contemplative, each of these unexpected stories offers the best of one of our most gifted writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Mosley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802156851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802156853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/28\/2021","brand":"Walter Mosley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055480959231,"sku":"9780802156853","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79f9cb06-fa0e-4624-96d9-32deef357ab9.jpg?v=1685036018","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-awkward-black-man-walter-mosley-9780802156853","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}