‘A defiant, awe-inspiring novel that will be read, studied and celebrated for generations, Chain-Gang All-Stars leads with love. Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah writes with stunning compassion and moral clarity as he interrogates every facet of our carceral world and the American spectacle of violence, never losing sight of the human cost of systemic injustice. Readers will be forever changed by this book.’ – Jessamine Chan, author of The School for Good Mothers.‘Like Orwell’s 1984 and Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Adjei-Brenyah’s book presents a dystopian vision so upsetting and illuminating that it should permanently shift our understanding of who we are and what we’re capable of doing.Undergraduate animation students submitted animations inspired by the book, and if the reviews aren’t enough to entice you to pick up a copy, the amazing videos will. Vintage, the book’s publisher and an imprint of Penguin Random House, even selected Chain-Gang All-Stars for the annual Kingston Animation Prize, held in partnership with Kingston University in the UK. In the lead-up to the book’s publication, Adjei-Brenyah has also been profiled in Vultureand named one of the ‘10 African Writers to Read This Year’ by Oprah Daily. ‘Both the political allegory and the edge-of-your-seat action work beautifully.

‘Through this brutal, fight-scene-studded story, the author delivers insightful critiques of the prison-industrial complex, capitalism, and the ways in which Hollywood and celebrity culture exploit Black talent,’ said Publishers Weekly. Chain-Gang All-Stars has already received wide applause with early reviews praising Adjei-Brenyah’s writing. Set in an eerily familiar dystopian society, the book revolves around a highly controversial program in which American prisoners participate in gladiatorial battles for freedom. While Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is already a renowned writer, this is his first novel – and what a debut it is! It’s one of those books that will make you forget ‘the real world’ as you slip into its pages, but the messages and morals will resonate long after you’ve turned the last page. Once you pick it up, you’ll be sneaking reading moments into your day and staying up past lights out to read more. Chain-Gang All-Stars is one of those books that will capture you from page one. A new novel is coming, and it’s truly going to blow you away.

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