A striking literary debut: the book immediately appeared on the American and then world bestseller lists. Emira, a young black university graduate, works part-time as a babysitter, looking after the young daughter of a successful businesswoman, Alix. One late evening, Alix asks Emira to urgently take the girl out of the house because an emergency has occurred. Emira takes her ward to the shopping center, and out of boredom they start dancing to music from their cell phone. The security guard, seeing a white girl accompanied by a black girl, decides that the child has been kidnapped and tries to detain Emira. An absurd incident becomes the catalyst for a whole chain of unforeseen events and acquaintances, rethinking oneself, one's relationships with the world and outlook on life - for both Emira and Alix. “Such a Funny Age” is a story about privilege, class, social and racial differences. But most of all, this is a fascinating story that you can’t put down. This is a book about young people - today and yesterday, about their anxieties and aspirations, about illusions and deceptions and, of course, about love. This is a book about age, which is both wonderful and tragic, and, of course, funny - from the outside.