| Erasure - Percival Everett -
04-18-04
My top book of the moment that I think is important that everyone who considers themselves an 'informed' reader should read is Erasure by Percival Everett.
It centres around the character Thelonius 'Monk' Ellison, a writer in the US who is constantly being labelled under the 'black american fiction' category, even though he primarily writes re-workings of Greek myth and literary theory.
It deals with the aspect of literary stereotypes arising from the post-modern critique of the 'dead-white-male' canon.
It is written with wit, feeling, passion and great expertise. I would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone.
Has anyone else read it? If so, what did you think? If not, give it a go. It's fab!
the cat
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