Brandon Taylor
American novelist; Real Life was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize.
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- Brandon Taylor is an American writer.
- His debut novel, Real Life (2020), was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
- His story collection Filthy Animals won The Story Prize in 2022.
- His later novels are The Late Americans (2023) and Minor Black Figures (2025).
- He writes the newsletter sweater weather.
Key facts
- Born
- 1 June 1989, Prattville, Alabama1
- Novels
- Real Life (2020); The Late Americans (2023); Minor Black Figures (14 October 2025)1
- Stories
- Filthy Animals, The Story Prize 20221
- Education
- M.S. in biochemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2017; M.F.A., Iowa Writers' Workshop, 20191
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