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"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
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Real Life, Brandon Taylor
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- Released
- 2021
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- Title
- Real Life
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Brandon Taylor
- Publisher
- Penguin LCC US
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN10
- 0525538895
- ISBN13
- 9780525538899
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Friendship, LGBTQ+, Gifts for older schoolchildren, Past, America, Race, Racism, Abuse, Loneliness, Homosexuality, Discrimination, Dark Academia
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- "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