Filthy Animals

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Intimate portraits of desire, vulnerability, and pain.

Filthy Animals will resonate with anyone who's navigated the complex web of modern relationships. Brandon Taylor's incisive prose cuts to the core of human longing, intimacy, and the quiet devastation that can follow in the wake of seeking connection. It's a book that doesn't just tell stories; it delves into the essences of its characters, leaving an indelible impression on its readers.

  • Dylan Thomas Prize Nominee (2022)
  • The Story Prize (2021)
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Filthy Animals

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ISBN: 9780525538929
Authors: Brandon Taylor
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Date of Publication: 2022-06-21
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: LGBTQ+
Goodreads rating: 3.63
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Description

A group portrait of young adults enmeshed in desire and violence, a hotly charged, deeply satisfying new work of fiction from the author of Booker Prize finalist Real Life. In the series of linked stories at the heart of Filthy Animals, set among young creatives in the American Midwest, a young man treads delicate emotional waters as he navigates a series of sexually fraught encounters with two dancers in an open relationship, forcing him to weigh his vulnerabilities against his loneliness. In other stories, a young woman battles with the cancers draining her body and her family; menacing undercurrents among a group of teenagers explode in violence on a winter night; a little girl tears through a house like a tornado, driving her babysitter to the brink; and couples feel out the jagged edges of connection, comfort, and cruelty. One of the breakout literary stars of 2020, Brandon Taylor has been hailed by Roxane Gay as “a writer who wields his craft in absolutely unforgettable ways.” With Filthy Animals he renews and expands on the promise made in Real Life, training his precise and unsentimental gaze on the tensions among friends and family, lovers and others. Psychologically taut and quietly devastating, Filthy Animals is a tender portrait of the fierce longing for intimacy, the lingering presence of pain, and the desire for love in a world that seems, more often than not, to withhold it.
 

Intimate portraits of desire, vulnerability, and pain.

Filthy Animals will resonate with anyone who's navigated the complex web of modern relationships. Brandon Taylor's incisive prose cuts to the core of human longing, intimacy, and the quiet devastation that can follow in the wake of seeking connection. It's a book that doesn't just tell stories; it delves into the essences of its characters, leaving an indelible impression on its readers.

  • Dylan Thomas Prize Nominee (2022)
  • The Story Prize (2021)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.