After watching the recent movie release American Fiction, I just had to pick up a copy of the book it was based on. Erasure is a masterclass in storytelling that challenges and entertains from start to finish. Parody as Subversion The story follows Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, a black writer struggling to find his place in a literary… Continue reading Erasure by Percival Everett: Parody, Satire & Black Identity