Erasure by Percival Everett
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A blistering satire about race, identity, and the publishing industry. It captures the private torment and bold satiric rage of the protagonist, a frustrated Black academic. Hailed widely as a masterpiece of 21st-century literature, it is often praised as a sharp critique of the insidious biases within the literary marketplace. It is also a tender, melancholic exploration of family, aging, and grief.
Erasure by Percival Everett is available in all formats at public libraries and bookstores. 265 pp
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Literature
Intellectual Discussions
Black Identity
Language & Culture
Modern Literature
