Erasure

Really fun, biting satire. Postmodern stuff is an immediate turn-off for me, so I slogged through the postmodern smirks. But whatever. I also kinda enjoyed them?

Briefly: A novel about an African-American writer and professor who writes highly cerebral Italo Calvino-style postmodern stuff that no one reads or enjoys. He then needs some money, due to relatable family drama (a mother being diagnosed with Alzheimer's). So he writes a trash book that fetishizes the ghetto and panders to white audiences. The book is a smash hit. Our hero is crushed.

Tbh I loved it. I watched the movie immediately after finishing the book (hey, it was a sick day), and they did a decent job - I'll leave that review for Letterboxd.

Super excited to read James next.