"This thought-provoking, zeitgeisty novel gets to the heart of how it feels to try to find meaning and make connections in our unsettled age."
Set in Iowa City, and centred on a group of loosely connected individuals whose experiences and stories get under your skin, Brandon Taylor’s The Late Americans lays bare how it feels, and what it means, to reach a crossroads in one’s life, with all the restlessness, doubt and prickly conflict that often entails.
From the aspiring poet who works in the canteen of a hospice, to a dancer and would-be banker, the characters’ longings, traumas, confusion and complexities are palpable, and there’s a suitable, subtle spikiness to the novel’s atmosphere.
A sense of impending reckoning rises as this diverse cast navigates the bumpy landscape of modern America, ultimately facing the ultimate question: what should I do with my life?
Deeply immersive, The Late Americans rings with honesty, stylistic invention and brilliant observations on human relationships.
| Primary Genre | General Fiction |
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