Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, 1991
Writers · January 1, 1991
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is 35 years old, born January 1, 1991 in United States · Capricorn.
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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah writes speculative fiction that interrogates power and violence in America. Born in 1991, the US author published his short-story collection Friday Black in 2018 and debut novel Chain-Gang All-Stars in 2023. The National Book Foundation named him one of "5 under 35 Authors" in 2018, and Chain-Gang All-Stars landed on The New York Times' ten best books of 2023. A Capricorn born on New Year's Day, he was announced as a Guggenheim Fellow in 2025.
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Biography
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is an American speculative fiction author born in 1991. His debut short-story collection Friday Black arrived in 2018, earning him recognition as one of the National Book Foundation's "5 under 35 Authors". He won the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award in 2019. His first novel, Chain-Gang All-Stars, released in 2023 and was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction. The New York Times selected it as one of the ten best books of 2023. In 2025, he was announced as a Guggenheim Fellow.
Adjei-Brenyah writes within speculative fiction, a genre that allows him to examine systemic injustice and institutional brutality through science-fiction and dystopian frameworks. As a male writer working in the contemporary American literary landscape, his work has gained significant institutional recognition early in his career. Born on January 1st under the sign of Capricorn, his ascent reflects the sign's characteristic discipline and long-term vision. A life-path 22, the "Master Builder," suggests architects of lasting cultural structures—a fitting numerological echo for an author whose fiction constructs entire worlds to interrogate power.
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- He was named one of the National Book Foundation's "5 under 35 Authors" in 2018, four years before his debut novel landed on The New York Times' best-of-year list.
- Chain-Gang All-Stars was shortlisted for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction, one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the US.
- In 2025, he was announced as a Guggenheim Fellow, a fellowship that has historically supported artists and writers at critical moments in their careers.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
Master Number — The Master Builder
22 is 4 amplified. Builders of large, structural things — institutions, festivals, multi-decade catalogs.
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