1985. Anita de Monte\, a rising star in th e art world\, is found dead in New York City\; her tragic death is the tal k of the town. Until it isn&rsquo\;t. By 1998 Anita&rsquo\;s name has been all but forgotten&mdash\;certainly by the time Raquel\, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill\, surrounde d by privileged students whose futures are already paved out for them\, Ra quel feels like an outsider. Students of color\, like her\, are the minori ty there\, and the pressure to work twice as hard for the same opportuniti es is no secret.
\nBut when Raquel becomes romantically involved wit h a well-connected older art student\, she finds herself unexpectedly risi ng up the social ranks. As she attempts to straddle both worlds\, she stum bles upon Anita&rsquo\;s story\, raising questions about the dynamics of h er own relationship\, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist.\n
Moving back and forth through time and told from the perspectives o f both women\, \;Anita de Monte Laughs Last \;is a propulsive\, wi tty examination of power\, love\, and art\, daring to ask who gets to be r emembered and who is left behind in the rarefied world of the elite.
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