Succession/Good Place/Watchman writer Cord Jefferson's adaptation of Percival Everett's novel Erasure is getting Oscar buzz, but does American Fiction deserve the hype? Do meaningful departures from the book indicate a disinterest in working class politics that cut to the heart of what Everett was trying to say in his nocel? Or are they good cuts in service of the economy of film? Is the basis of satire in the 20 year old book the interest of white audiences in Black "struggle" literature still current now that more middle class Black authors have access to publishing houses? Did the movie miss an opportunity to pick a new target say, the BLM protest to hypehouse grift? Or does it capture a stillrelevant critique of Black elites and the stories that make them rich?

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