Erasure hilariously skewers the publishing world's obsession with racial stereotypes as a literary author's parody becomes an unexpected blockbuster.
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Erasure hilariously skewers the publishing world's obsession with racial stereotypes as a literary author's parody becomes an unexpected blockbuster.
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Thelonius "Monk" Ellison is an erudite, accomplished but seldom-read author who insists on writing obscure literary papers rather than the so-called "ghetto prose" that would make him a commercial success. He finally succumbs to temptation after seeing the Oberlin-educated author of We's Lives in da Ghetto during her appearance on a talk show, firing back with a parody called My Pafology, which he submits to his startled agent under the gangsta pseudonym of Stagg R. Leigh. Ellison quickly finds ...
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Violence & gore
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Sister murdered by right-wing fanatics; family crises involving illness and death
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Parody novel retitled 'Fuck' features gangsta prose with frequent strong language
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Political content
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Satire on racial stereotypes, publishing industry, political correctness, and right-wing extremism
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Abuse & suffering
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Sister shot for performing abortions; mother with Alzheimer's; family trauma
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