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Nothing is black and white in American Fiction. The sympathetic, flawed characters in writer-director Cord Jefferson\u2019s Oscar-nominated study of the creative process are elegantly sketched in shades of grey.<\/p>\n
That includes Jeffrey Wright\u2019s frustrated college professor Thelonious \u2018Monk\u2019 Ellison, who bristles with indignation at feedback from white liberal publishers that his books are not \u201cblack enough\u201d. He angrily churns out a meritless manuscript crammed with garish racial stereotypes entitled My Pafology under the pen name of ex-con fugitive Stagg R Leigh.<\/p>\n
Intended as a joke, the book attracts an eye-watering $750,000 offer from one publishing house. \u201cIt\u2019s the most lucrative joke you\u2019ve ever told,\u201d whoops Monk\u2019s agent (John Ortiz).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Based on the 2001 novel Erasure<\/i> by Percival Everett, the laughs are abundant in Jefferson\u2019s hilarious and heartfelt picture, which has garnered five Oscar nominations.<\/p>\n
Wright visibly relishes the sparkling dialogue, epitomised by an argument with a rival college lecturer, who boasts that he has penned three books in quick succession.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe speed with which you write only proves that good things take time,\u201d Monk responds dryly.<\/p>\n
Fellow Oscar nominee Sterling K Brown doesn\u2019t rush his compelling portrayal of Monk\u2019s estranged brother, a plastic surgeon embracing his sexual identity.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis family\u2019ll break your heart!\u201d he warns Monk\u2019s girlfriend. He speaks the truth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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