The Late Americans, by Brandon Taylor@SPL: FIC Taylor
Tenderly told between the pages of The Late Americans are the stories of a loosely connected group of Iowa City friends and lovers. The large, complex cast of graduate students, academics, and townies includes poets, artists, dancers, landlords, kitchen staff, and meatpacking workers. Their relationships – both with themselves and others – are touched by their deeply intimate experiences with class and race.
A companion to anyone who’s found their life and relationships at a crossroads, Americans digs into its characters’ feelings of alienation, precarity, belonging, and loss. A character-driven work for lovers of contemporary literary fiction, Americans is a fitting next-read for fans of a good campus novel. If you enjoyed Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World, Where Are You? or Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life, check out this latest feat of Booker Prize finalist Brandon Taylor, which is adorned with gorgeous prose and evocative character studies.
Emma Brommer Public Service Librarian Stratford Public Library
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