Lucky Man (eBook)

One of the many striking qualities in Brinkley's stories is how precarious his male characters tend to be ... extraordinary

An assured debut collection of stories about men and women, young and old, living and loving along the margins in Brooklyn and the Bronx ... It's difficult to single out any story as most outstanding since they are each distinguished by Brinkley's lyrical invention, precise descriptions of both emotional and physical terrain and a prevailing compassion toward people as bemused by travail as they are taken aback by whatever epiphanies blossom before them. A major talent

An extraordinary short story collection

Beautifully written and movingly insightful.

In these nine memorable stories Brinkley shakes each of his main characters in turn, and we, as we read, are shaken too ... both subtle and striking

A stunning debut ... Set in Brooklyn and the Bronx, in poor neighborhoods and on school campuses, these tales are imbued with pathos, sexuality, and moments of violence and tenderness. With this memorable collection, Brinkley emerges as a gifted and empathetic new writer

Sensuous, sensual, sharply observed stories. A really striking debut.

With equal parts precision and poetry, these nine audacious stories step into the minefields awaiting boys of color as they approach manhood in Brooklyn and the Bronx - testing the limits of relationships, social norms and their own definitions of masculinity.

Through pages of peerless prose and startlingly sharp sentences, what emerges is a constantly reframed argument about the role and power of masculinity