Everything you need to understand or teach The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor.
In Brandon Taylor's novel The Late Americans, an eclectic cast of characters is brought together by their time at the University of Iowa. Characters including Seamus, Fyodor, Ivan, Timo, Noah, Bea, Fatima, and Daw are each facing their own sets of troubles and trials. However, through a series of communal and individual experiences, the characters begin to learn the ways in which friendship and love might help them overcome life's tribulations. Written from the third person point of view and toying with structural and formal conventions, the novel explores themes including trauma, loneliness, and happiness.