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American Fiction is a rich story — but is it a successful satire?

American Fiction is a rich story — but is it a successful satire?

It's Been a Minute vor 2 Jahren

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American Fiction is a movie you can spend hours discussing. Based
on Percival Everett's novel Erasure, the movie is a satire of what
the publishing industry wants from Black authors. The film also
belongs to a lineage of Black movies that look at selling out in
the entertainment industry: from CB4 to Hollywood Shuffle. But does
American Fiction say anything new? Host Brittany Luse chats with
Aisha Harris, NPR culture critic and co-host of Pop Culture Happy
Hour, about her essay on what American Fiction gets right — and the
cultural marks it misses.

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