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479:, another stunning contribution from a community long deserving of the chance to tell its stories." Taylor himself has said: "I hope that it's a novel that challenges people to think about the ways that we fit together in our relationships with one another. I hope it makes people think really deeply about both the ways that they are harmed, and that they do harm to others."
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is the most accurate, brutal depiction of the reality of alcoholism I have ever read, capturing too the strange, evil joviality that warps all the relationships in such a household. I found the book eerie and painful, and I wept at the end when
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2354:"Booker Prize 2020: Four debuts make shortlist as Hilary Mantel misses out"
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1412:"Brandon Taylor, Reluctant Novelist: When a Short Story Writer Goes Long"
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2406:"The National Book Critics Circle Awards: 2020 Winners & Finalists"
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1278:"Brandon Taylor Doesn't Want to Write About Race and Trauma Anymore"
609:. He stated in the article that he had found the process of writing
1179:"Author Brandon Taylor on His Next Books and First Film Adaptation"
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2147:"Brandon Taylor: 'Writing is the most fun I'm capable of having'"
2116:"All Book Marks reviews for The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor"
2222:"Unnamed Press Inaugurates Smith & Taylor Classics Imprint"
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included the novel on its list of "100 Notable Books of 2020".
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Taylor's book tour to publicize his novel was cut short by the
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2525:"Author Brandon Taylor On His Coming-Of-Age Novel 'Real Life'"
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1213:"Brandon Taylor On His New Story Collection, 'Filthy Animals'"
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2461:"Brandon Taylor's 'Filthy Animals' wins $ 20,000 Story Prize"
2258:"Brandon Taylor on His Southern Roots and the Joys of Analog"
1890:"Brandon Taylor reads from novel Real Life at Prairie Lights"
1825:"Review: Waiting for wounds to heal and 'Real Life' to begin"
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and associated restrictions on travel and public gatherings.
1859:"Brandon Taylor 'Subjugates Us With the Deft Hand of a Dom'"
1923:"This was not the publication year Brandon Taylor expected"
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received critical acclaim. Describing Taylor's work in the
2186:"Graywolf Acquires Two Nonfiction Books by Brandon Taylor"
571:, was published in 2023. It follows a group of writers in
2055:"Nuanced Portraits: On Brandon Taylor's 'Filthy Animals'"
2022:"Brandon Taylor's 'Filthy Animals' Wins 2022 Story Prize"
1113:"For a Scientist Turned Novelist, An Experiment Pays Off"
2491:"Here is the shortlist for the 2022 Dylan Thomas Prize"
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1687:"Brandon Taylor's Debut Novel 'Real Life'"
1585:"Banana Yoshimoto Wants You to Feel Again"
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402:. In 2021, a collection of his stories,
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2020:Stewart, Sophia (April 13, 2022).
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1111:Franklin, MJ (February 10, 2020).
813:National Book Critics Circle Award
387:Tin House Summer Writer's Workshop
381:He received a fellowship from the
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2287:Taylor, Brandon (April 4, 2024).
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892:Society of Midland Authors Award
587:A June 2023 article published in
2621:Writers from Montgomery, Alabama
2320:Flood, Alison (August 6, 2020).
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1954:Flood, Alison (August 6, 2020).
1921:Taylor, Brandon (June 3, 2020).
1245:Kuga, Mitchell (June 23, 2021).
2566:21st-century American novelists
1346:Sofia, Maddie (April 9, 2020).
832:ALA Over the Rainbow Book List
232:University of Wisconsin–Madison
228:Auburn University at Montgomery
163:University of Wisconsin–Madison
88:University of Wisconsin-Madison
2145:Needham, Alex (June 3, 2023).
1792:Is a New Kind of Campus Novel"
1722:Is a Study in Rogue Appetites"
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547:, and the meticulous irony of
422:Taylor wrote his debut novel,
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2256:Moody, Chris (July 7, 2022).
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667:. He identifies as queer.
663:As of 2022, Taylor lives in
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2435:The New York Public Library
2084:Levin, Ann (May 22, 2023).
1988:"100 Notable Books of 2020"
536:Los Angeles Review of Books
16:American writer (born 1989)
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783:Foyles Books of the Year
195:Early life and education
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798:Goodreads Choice Awards
690:portrayed in the novel
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2606:Novelists from Alabama
2380:The Center for Fiction
2360:. September 15, 2020.
2294:London Review of Books
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577:Iowa Writers' Workshop
265:American Short Fiction
240:Iowa Writers' Workshop
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1994:. November 20, 2020.
1857:(February 18, 2020).
1693:. Iowa Public Radio.
861:Lambda Literary Award
644:independent publisher
431:Published in 2020 by
283:O: The Oprah Magazine
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716:for Taylor's Writing
183:. In 2022, Taylor's
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1385:thebookerprizes.com
835:Fiction and Poetry
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677:Les Rougon-Macquart
638:also reported that
307:Electric Literature
301:The Literary Review
201:Prattville, Alabama
56:Prattville, Alabama
2289:"Is it even good?"
2262:nashvillescene.com
2059:LA Review of Books
1992:The New York Times
1863:The New York Times
1727:The New York Times
1718:"Brandon Taylor's
1589:The New York Times
1550:The New York Times
1511:The New York Times
1118:The New York Times
1040:The Late Americans
963:The Late Americans
944:Dylan Thomas Prize
878:Edmund White Award
818:John Leonard Prize
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632:literary criticism
616:On July 10, 2024,
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563:The Late Americans
556:The Late Americans
496:The New York Times
455:The New York Times
320:The New York Times
236:University of Iowa
167:University of Iowa
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484:COVID-19 pandemic
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392:His debut novel,
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