19 Books to Read In April
Vengeful villagers, philandering philosophers, salty seafarers...and poetry aplenty
17 of 19
Blackass
By A. Igoni Barrett
256 pages;
Graywolf Press
Barrett sends up Kafka, social media, contemporary Lagos, Nigeria, and more in this laff-riot satire about Furo, a young man who wakes up white one day—except for his still-black ass, of course.
— Dotun Akintoye
Published 03/30/2016
