Blackass vs Serious Men

Blackass is a 2015 debut novel by Nigerian author A. Igoni Barrett that reimagines Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" within a modern Lagos setting. The story follows Furo Wariboko, a young Black Nigerian man who wakes up on the morning of a job interview to find that he has transformed into a white man, with the notable exception of his buttocks. Through this transformation, the novel employs sati...

Serious Men is a satirical novel written by Indian author Manu Joseph, published in 2010 as his debut work. The narrative centers on Ayyan Mani, a Dalit man working as a personal assistant to an ambitious astronomer, who attempts to elevate his family's social standing by falsely presenting his son as a scientific genius. The book provides a critical examination of the Indian caste system and acad...