Friday Black - Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Welcome back to another episode of the Extra Literary Affairs podcast! This week we are discussing "Friday Black" by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. This is the titular story from his debut short story collection published in 2018. Adeji-Brenyah gives us a seemingly hyperbolic version of Black Friday filled with zombie like customers, brutality, and plenty of important social commentary. Listen along as we discuss topics such as consumerism, the destruction of language, and obligatory gift giving.

 

*Sorry for Joey's poor audio!