Aspiring Artists Face Economic Turmoil and Relationship Woes in New Campus Novel

Brandon Taylor's new novel, The Late Americans, explores how the characters' class and economics affect their ability to make art.
The story follows graduate students and locals in Iowa City as they navigate art, relationships, and livelihoods.
The novel examines themes of identity, cancel culture, Marxism, and interracial relationships.
Though facing precarity and isolation, the characters show perseverance in pursuing their artistic dreams.
The campus novel also addresses dangers like assault and self-destruction beneath the college experience.