Lucky Man

'Full of subtle poignancy ... 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

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.

A teen intent on proving himself a man at an all-night rave is preoccupied by watching out for his impressionable younger brother. A pair of young men who follow two girls home from a party face the uncomfortable truth of their desires. An imaginative boy from the inner city goes swimming in the suburbs, and faces the effects of privilege in ways he can barely grasp. And at a capoeira conference, two brothers grapple with their painful family history.

Moving, lyrical and keen-eyed, A Lucky Man captures the inner lives of men and boys caught between hope and expectation, duty and desire.

„Plin de intensitate subtila ... fiecare poveste este o explorare extraordinara a rasei si a clasei, care transmite in mod viu tensiunea dintre codurile sociale ale masculinitatii si sinele vulnerabil si volatil” New Yorker gingasia nevazuta a barbatilor si baietilor negri: lupta pentru a iubi si a fi iubiti, legaturile invizibile ale familiei si prieteniei si fortele inevitabile ale rasei, clasei si masculinitatii. preocupat de atentia asupra impresionabilului sau frate mai mic.