Real Life
Lambda Literary Award for Fiction · 2021 · ShortlistBooker Prize · 2020 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lambda Literary Award for FictionGay Fiction | 2021 | Shortlist |
| Booker Prize | 2020 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Wallace is a Black gay biochemistry PhD student in the Midwest who has spent his life avoiding conflict. When a series of events over a single weekend force him to confront the racism, homophobia, and loneliness that have shaped his life, he must decide whether to keep running or to finally engage with the world. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2020.
About the Author
Brandon TaylorAmerican
Brandon Taylor is an American writer born in Alabama in 1989. He studied biochemistry and creative writing, earning an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Real Life (2020) was his debut novel and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2020 and the Dylan Thomas Prize. Read more →
