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So you want Black representation in novels?
Well, only a certain kind of Black story will sell inAmerican Fiction.
Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk in the trailer forCord Jeffersons directorial debut.
Hes a poindexter writer punch in frustrated by the fact that stereotypical urban novels dominate the Black book market.
We see him on a beach spreading ashes into the breaking waves.
Whether they are human remains or the ashes of his career is an open question.
His editor tells him to take a break.
Has anything hes ever written changed someones life?
Absolutely, Tracee Ellis Rosss character responds to his desperate inquiry.
My dining-room table was wobbly as hell before your last book came out.
To his shock, a publisher picks it up.
Now, he must become the thing hates a person who monetizes Blackness for white consumption.
Girl, you be pregnant again?
A white woman in the audience gives a standing ovation.
The checks clearing might not be enough to tolerate all this.
Stay tuned for real-life publishers asking,Wait, is this movie about us?
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