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. In \;1985\, Anita de Monte\, a rising star in the art w orld\, is found dead in New York City. Her tragic death is the talk of the town\, until it isn&rsquo\;t. By 1998\, Anita&rsquo\;s name had been all but forgotten―certainly by the time Raquel\, a third-year art histo ry 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 th ere\, and the pressure to work twice as hard for the same opportunities is no secret. But when Raquel becomes romantically involved with a well-conn ected older art student\, she finds herself unexpectedly rising up the soc ial ranks. As she attempts to straddle both worlds\, she stumbles upon Ani ta&rsquo\;s story\, raising questions about the dynamics of her own relati onship\, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist.
\nXochit l Gonzalez is the \;New York Times \;bestselling author o f \;Olga Dies Dreaming. Named Best of 2022 by \;The N ew York Times\, TIME\, \;Kirkus\, \;Was hington Post\, and \;NPR\, \;Olga Dies Dreaming \;was the winner of the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize in Fiction and the New York City Book Award. Gonzalez is a 2021 MFA graduate from the Iow a Writers&rsquo\; Workshop. Her nonfiction work has been published in \;Elle Decor\, \;Allure\, Vogue\, \;Real Simple\, and \;The Cut. Her commentary writing for \;The Atlantic \;was recognized as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A native Broo klynite and proud public school graduate\, Gonzalez holds a BA from Brown University and lives in her hometown of Brooklyn with her dog\, Hectah Lav oe.
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