Black Buck

Description

Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour is a razor-sharp, darkly comic satire of the tech industry and modern office culture.

Meet Darren, a twenty-two-year-old working at Starbucks and living with his mother. His life takes a dramatic turn when he meets Rhett Daniels, the charismatic CEO of NYC’s hottest tech startup, and joins the company’s elite sales team. Darren quickly becomes “Buck,” a ruthless, money-hungry version of himself who thrives in a world of fame, power, and excess.

But when tragedy strikes at home, Buck devises a plan to help young people of color infiltrate America’s sales force, sparking a chain of events that changes the game forever.

Effortlessly funny, smart, and deeply insightful, Black Buck is a propulsive debut exploring ambition, race, and the pursuit of the American dream—perfect for fans of Paul Beatty’s The Sellout and Jordan Peele’s Get Out.