Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta
'An unforgettable debut' Paul Beatty, Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sellout 'Zalika Reid-Benta announces herself as an enormous voice for the coming decade (and one that is desperately needed)' Gary Shteyngart, author of Super Sad True Love Story
An incisive and sharp must-read coming-of-age story * Refinery29 *
A debut novel from a writer to watch * NOW Magazine *
A show-stopping debut collection, delving into family pressures and control, experiences of identity in immigrant families, and life as a young Black woman in Toronto * Open Book (Canada) *
This is the book I've been waiting to read my entire life on the diasporic Caribbean experienceThe writing is sharp, intelligent and everything you'd expect from a talented Jamaican writer. I honestly love this book -- Symeon Brown
Frying Plantain is every bit as delicious as the title suggests -- Candice Carty-Williams, author of Queenie
An outstanding debut * Stylist *
Tackling big issues including race, class, and identity, these interlinked stories share a strong emphasis on the intergenerational relationships - and pressures - many can feel. Zalika's debut novel really is set to be a modern classic * Happiful *
Reid-Banks' beautifully written debut follows Kara Davis as she makes her way in Toronto's Little Jamaica * The i *
A great debut * Prima *
A debut novel from a writer to watch * NOW Magazine *
A show-stopping debut collection, delving into family pressures and control, experiences of identity in immigrant families, and life as a young Black woman in Toronto * Open Book (Canada) *
This is the book I've been waiting to read my entire life on the diasporic Caribbean experienceThe writing is sharp, intelligent and everything you'd expect from a talented Jamaican writer. I honestly love this book -- Symeon Brown
Frying Plantain is every bit as delicious as the title suggests -- Candice Carty-Williams, author of Queenie
An outstanding debut * Stylist *
Tackling big issues including race, class, and identity, these interlinked stories share a strong emphasis on the intergenerational relationships - and pressures - many can feel. Zalika's debut novel really is set to be a modern classic * Happiful *
Reid-Banks' beautifully written debut follows Kara Davis as she makes her way in Toronto's Little Jamaica * The i *
A great debut * Prima *
Zalika Benta-Reid is a Toronto-based writer who received an MFA in fiction from Columbia University in 2014 and is an alumnus of the 2017 Banff Writing Studio. Frying Plantain is her debut and she is currently working on a young-adult fantasy novel drawing inspiration from Jamaican folklore and Akan spirituality.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780349701509 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349701504 |
| Title | Frying Plantain |
| Author | Zalika Reid-Benta |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dialogue |
| Year published | 2021-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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