Minor Black Figures (Hardcover)
by Brandon Taylor
Description
A bold novel about a Black painter caught up in the currents of art, faith, and desire.
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New York simmers with heat and unrest as Wyeth, a painter, finds himself at an impasse in his own work.
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After attending a dubious show put on by a collective of careerist artists, he retreats to a bar in the West Village where he meets Keating, a former seminarian. Over the long summer, as the two get to know each another, they talk and argue about God, sex, and art.
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Meanwhile, at his job working for an art restorer, Wyeth begins to investigate the life and career of a forgotten, minor black artist. His search yields potential answers to questions that Wyeth is only now beginning to ask about what it means to be a black artist making black art amid the mess and beauty of life itself.
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Minor Black Figures is a vividly etched portrait, both sweeping and tender, of friendship, creativity, belief, and the deep connections among them.
About the Author
Brandon Taylor is the author of the novels The Late Americans and Real Life, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, and named a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice and a Science + Literature Selected Title by the National Book Foundation. His collection Filthy Animals, a national bestseller, was awarded The Story Prize and shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. He lives in New York City.
Product Details
Category: Fiction
Language: English
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New
ISBN-10: 0593332369
ISBN-13: 978-0593332368
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Date Published: October 14, 2025
Pages: 400
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