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008 201221s2020 nyu d 000 0 eng d
020 $a9780525538882 (hbk.) :$cNT$910
082 04$a813.6$222
100 1 $aTaylor, Brandon$q(Brandon L. G.),$eauthor.
245 10$aReal life /$cBrandon Taylor.
246 34$aReal life :$ba novel.
264 1$aNew York :$bRiverhead Books,$c2020.
264 4$c©2020.
300 $a327 pages ;$c22 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent.
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia.
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier.
520 $aA novel of rare emotional power that excavates the social intricacies of a late-summer weekend -- and a lifetime of buried pain. Almost everything about Wallace, an introverted African-American transplant from Alabama, is at odds with the lakeside Midwestern university town where he is working toward a biochem degree. For reasons of self -preservation, Wallace has enforced a wary distance even within his own circle of friends -- some dating each other, some dating women, some feigning straightness. But a series of confrontations with colleagues, and an unexpected encounter with a young straight man, conspire to fracture his defenses, while revealing hidden currents of resentment and desire that threatenthe equilibrium of their community.
650 0$aAfrican American gay men$vFiction.
650 0$aGraduate students$vFiction.
650 0$aInterpersonal relations$vFiction.
650 0$aLife change events$vFiction.