CIRCLE America Book & Film Club August 25

You’re invited to our next CIRCLE America
Book & Film Club on Sunday, August 25, 2024.
Please join us from 3:00 – 4:30pm PT

“American Fiction” is a 2023 film directed by Cord Jefferson, based on the novel “Erasure” by Percival Everett.

The story follows Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, an African American author and scholar disheartened by the literary industry’s preference for clichéd and stereotypical Black narratives.

In a bold move, Monk writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym that exploits these stereotypes, and it unexpectedly becomes a bestseller.

The film delves into themes of race, identity, and the commercialization of Black culture, offering a sharp critique of the way Black art is commodified and consumed in America.