Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor Special Edition The few that remain are

The few that remain are in hiding

Still unwed

” — Publishers Weekly

rings at night with calls from the dead

Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor Special Edition The few that remain areA bold novel about a black painter caught up in the currents of art, faith, and desire. New York simmers with heat and unrest as Wyeth, a painter, finds himself at an impasse in his own work. After attending a dubious show put on by a collective of careerist artists, he retreats to a bar in the West Village where he meets Keating, a former seminarian. Over the long summer, as the two get to know each another, they talk and argue about God, sex, and