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Real life / Brandon Taylor.
"A novel of rare emotional power that excavates the social intricacies of a late-summer weekend -- and a lifetime of buried pain. Almost everything about Wallace, an introverted African-American transplant from Alabama, is at odds with the lakeside Midwestern university town where he is working toward a biochem degree. For reasons of self-preservation, Wallace has enforced a wary distance even within his own circle of friends -- some dating each other, some dating women, some feigning straightness. But a series of confrontations with colleagues, and an unexpected encounter with a young straight man, conspire to fracture his defenses, while revealing hidden currents of resentment and desire that threaten the equilibrium of their community." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525538882 (Hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780525538899 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 327 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Awards Note: | Man Booker Prize shortlist, 2020. |
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| Subject: | African American gay men > Fiction. Graduate students > Fiction Friendship > Fiction Interpersonal relations > Fiction Coming of age > Fiction |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans. |
| Topic Heading: | Booker Prize 2020 shortlist |
Available copies
- 11 of 12 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Public Library | TAY (Text) | 35151001100965 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Brandon Taylor is the author of Real Life, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and named a New York Times Book Review Editorsâ Choice, and of the national bestseller Filthy Animals, for which he won The Story Prize and was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. He holds graduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Iowa, where he was an Iowa Arts Fellow at the Iowa Writers' Workshop in fiction.
