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Review: An artist and his would-be boyfriend are ‘Minor Black Figures’
Michael Kleber-Diggs praises Brandon Taylor’s Minor Black Figures for its nuanced exploration of art and culture post-Roe, highlighting the author’s sophisticated craft.
- This past week, Michael Kleber-Diggs reviewed Brandon Taylor's fourth novel Minor Black Figures for The Minnesota Star Tribune, and the review appeared as a Riverhead Books handout.
- Brandon Taylor's novel opens in New York City in the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, framing the story within this political moment.
- Close reading by Michael Kleber-Diggs finds Brandon Taylor's prose marked by subtlety and sophistication, while the review notes his careful weaving of modern art, Criterion Collection cinema classics, and classical music.
- By publishing this review, The Minnesota Star Tribune and Riverhead Books give Brandon Taylor's Minor Black Figures broader national visibility and frame it as timely cultural commentary.
- By juxtaposing intimate cultural detail with a national legal shift, Michael Kleber-Diggs' analysis invites readers to consider contemporary fiction as a means of processing political fallout through art, film and music.
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Review: An artist and his would-be boyfriend are ‘Minor Black Figures’
Brandon Taylor’s fourth book, “Minor Black Figures,” begins in New York City in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. As political and societal tides shift, as the city rises up in agitation, we meet Wyeth,…
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