{"product_id":"black-buck-paperback","title":"Black Buck - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMateo Askaripour\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003cbr\u003e A Read with Jenna \u003ci\u003eToday \u003c\/i\u003eShow Book Club Pick! \u003cbr\u003e Longlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Askaripour closes the deal on the first page of this mesmerizing novel, executing a high wire act full of verve and dark, comic energy.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Colson Whitehead, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nickel Boys\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A hilarious, gleaming satire as radiant as its author. Askaripour has announced himself as a major talent of the school of Ralph Ellison, Paul Beatty, Fran Ross, and Ishmael Reed. Full of quick pacing, frenetic energy, absurd--yet spot on--twists and turns, and some of the funniest similes I've ever read, this novel is both balm and bomb.\" \u003cbr\u003e --Nafissa Thompson-Spires, author of \u003ci\u003eHeads of the Colored People\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For fans of \u003ci\u003eSorry to Bother You\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf of Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e--a crackling, satirical debut novel about a young man given a shot at stardom as the lone Black salesman at a mysterious, cult-like, and wildly successful startup where nothing is as it seems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere's nothing like a Black salesman on a mission.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An unambitious twenty-two-year-old, Darren lives in a Bed-Stuy brownstone with his mother, who wants nothing more than to see him live up to his potential as the valedictorian of Bronx Science. But Darren is content working at Starbucks in the lobby of a Midtown office building, hanging out with his girlfriend, Soraya, and eating his mother's home-cooked meals. All that changes when a chance encounter with Rhett Daniels, the silver-tongued CEO of Sumwun, NYC's hottest tech startup, results in an exclusive invitation for Darren to join an elite sales team on the thirty-sixth floor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After enduring a \"hell week\" of training, Darren, the only Black person in the company, reimagines himself as \"Buck,\" a ruthless salesman unrecognizable to his friends and family. But when things turn tragic at home and Buck feels he's hit rock bottom, he begins to hatch a plan to help young people of color infiltrate America's sales force, setting off a chain of events that forever changes the game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Buck\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious, razor-sharp skewering of America's workforce; it is a propulsive, crackling debut that explores ambition and race, and makes way for a necessary new vision of the American dream.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMATEO ASKARIPOUR\u003c\/b\u003e's work aims to empower people of color to seize opportunities for advancement, no matter the obstacle. He was chosen as one of \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly's\u003c\/i\u003e \"10 rising stars to make waves in 2021,\" a 2018 Rhode Island Writers Colony writer-in-residence, and his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Entrepreneur, Lit Hub, \u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. His debut novel BLACK BUCK was an instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and a Read With Jenna \u003ci\u003eToday Show\u003c\/i\u003e book club pick. He lives in Brooklyn. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter at @AskMateo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44318256136294,"sku":"9780358627982","price":24.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/OTQ5a1JxdFNKWk15TkxjcHZEWlUvdz09.webp?v=1768092649","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/black-buck-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}