Brother

Chariandy's writing is accomplished and confident: every word hits its mark . Chariandy handles some of the most emotional issues of our time - the casual indignities of being a poor child of immigrants, the impervious power- posturing of police in the black community, murders dismissed as lawful - with care and wisdom. The result is seething and persuasive . Brother is an exquisite novel, crafted by a writer as talented and precise as Junot Díaz and Dinaw Mengestu. It has a beating heart and a sharp tongue. It is elegant, vital, indubitably dope - the most moving book I've read in a year Guardian