His stories appeared in The New Yorker, Gay Mag and many other places. The collectionis a follow-up to his debut novel, Real Life, which earned the author a spot on the Booker Prize shortlist. SIMON: Brandon Taylor's highly acclaimed debut novel 'Real Life' was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. But, over the course of one blustery end-of-summer weekend, the destruction of his work and a series of intense confrontations force Wallace to grapple with both the trauma of the past, and the question of the future.ĭeftly zooming in and out of focus, Real Life is a deeply affecting story about the emotional cost of reckoning with desire, and overcoming pain. Brandon Taylor talked about his latest book, the story collection Filthy Animals, on Seth Meyers’ late-night talk show on Tuesday. For reasons of self-preservation, he has become used to keeping a wary distance even from those closest to him. Presented in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester and. His father died a few weeks ago, but Wallace didn’t go back for the funeral, and he hasn’t told his friends – Miller, Yngve, Cole and Emma. Brandon is also the author of the short story collection, Filthy Animals. He is four years into a biochemistry degree at a lakeside Midwestern university, a life that’s a world away from his childhood in Alabama. Wallace has spent his summer in the lab breeding a strain of microscopic worms. Brandon Taylor introduces his debut novel Real Life (shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2020), a breathtakingly intimate exploration of queer black masculinity, loneliness, violence, desire and more.
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