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6 days ago · “AMERICAN FICTION” Comedy, Drama. A novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the...
4 days ago · The Best American Novels. Last updated: July 12, 2024. Though the term 'The Great American Novel' was made fun of as early as 1865 (by P.T. Barnum, no less), the idea that a book could somehow capture the essence of the American experience has endured.
6 days ago · American literature - Fiction, Novels, Short Stories: The little magazines that helped the growth of the poetry of the era also contributed to a development of its fiction. They printed daring or unconventional short stories and published attacks upon established writers.
Jun 24, 2024 · Some friends invited me to a movie club— like a book club, but with a movie— and this month’s movie was American Fiction, which I hadn’t seen previously. I was excited for a satire of racism in publishing, but the movie is at least half family drama.
Jun 19, 2024 · Cord Jefferson's "American Fiction" is a marvelous satire that tackles racial stereotypes in a very amusing way, while also managing to balance it tactfully with relationship & family drama.
Jul 3, 2024 · Reminiscent of other imposter stories, “American Fiction” manages to take on both the literary world’s fascination with newly discovered talent and the desire by established writers to ...
Jun 21, 2024 · American Fiction, 2023. Directed by Cord Jefferson. Starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Issa Rae, and Sterling K. Brown.
