Why are authors expected to be ‘authentic’?
- Written by Sreedhevi Iyer, Lecturer, Creative Writing, RMIT University
Jeffrey Wright as author 'Monk' Jefferson in American Fiction.MGMThe recent Oscar-winning movie American Fiction – an adaptation of Percival Everett’s novel Erasure by screenwriter and director Cord Jefferson – is a scathing look at the racial stereotyping prevalent in the publishing industry.
In one scene, Theolonius...





