Título: Anita de Monte Laughs Last: A Novel
Autor: Xochitl Gonzalez
Sinopse: REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK • New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a mesmerizing novel about a first-generation Ivy League student who uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her suspicious death
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“Anita de Monte Laughs Last is a cry for justice. Writing with urgency and rage, Gonzalez speaks up for those who have been othered and deemed unworthy, robbed of their legacy." ―The Washington Post
"Anita De Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez asks some big questions, like who in art or history is remembered, who is left behind or erased and WHY. I have goosebumps just talking about this story." ―Reese Witherspoon
1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn’t. By 1998 Anita’s name has been all but forgotten―certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by privileged students whose futures are already paved out for them, Raquel feels like an outsider. Students of color, like her, are the minority there, and the pressure to work twice as hard for the same opportunities is no secret.
But when Raquel becomes romantically involved with a well-connected older art student, she finds herself unexpectedly rising up the social ranks. As she attempts to straddle both worlds, she stumbles upon Anita’s story, raising questions about the dynamics of her own relationship, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist.
Moving back and forth through time and told from the perspectives of both women, Anita de Monte Laughs Last is a propulsive, witty examination of power, love, and art, daring to ask who gets to be remembered and who is left behind in the rarefied world of the elite.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Anita de Monte Laughs Last: A Novel”, de Xochitl Gonzalez, publicado pela editora Flatiron Books, em 2024 e com 352 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Flatiron Books
Páginas: 352
Ano: 2024
Edição: 1
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1250786215
ISBN13: 9781250786210
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Flatiron Books trazem uma experiência de leitura marcada pela diversidade de vozes e temas, transitando entre narrativas intensas e reflexivas. O catálogo apresenta desde ficções imersivas com mitologias reimaginadas e dramas familiares complexos, até obras de não ficção que exploram saúde, ativismo e histórias reais impactantes. O tom varia do suspense psicológico a relatos inspiradores, com ritmo que pode ser tanto acelerado e cheio de reviravoltas quanto contemplativo e didático. Essa variedade sugere um público leitor interessado tanto em histórias que provocam emoção quanto em textos que ampliam o conhecimento e o olhar crítico.
