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"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 worl d 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 th e 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 was 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 t here\, and the pressure to work twice as hard for the same opportunities i s no secret. But when Raquel becomes romantically involved with a well-con nected older art student\, she finds herself unexpectedly rising up the so cial ranks. As she attempts to straddle both worlds\, she stumbles upon An ita&rsquo\;s story\, raising questions about the dynamics of her own relat ionship\, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist.
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\nAbout the Author: \;Xochitl Go nzalez is the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Olga Dies Dreaming". Named Best of 2022 by "The New York Times"\, "TIME"\, "Kirkus"\, "Washing ton Post"\, and "NPR"\, "Olga Dies Dreaming" was the winner of the Brookly n Public Library Book Prize in Fiction and the New York City Book Award. G onzalez is a 2021 MFA graduate from the Iowa 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 Brooklynite and proud public-school graduate\, Gonzalez holds a BA from Brown Universi ty and lives in her hometown of Brooklyn with her dog\, Hectah Lavoe.
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