American Fiction

Thelonious "Monk" Ellison is a brilliant professor and author. However, his novels are not selling well. Frustrated with the system that thrives on overused and offensive stereotypes and those who think his work is not Black enough, Monk takes a break from teaching and decides to give the publishers what they want. Under a pseudonym, Monk crafts a book to turn the tables on the rapacious entertainment industry, but his preposterous parody eventually gains unexpected popularity. Now caught in a whirlwind of controversy and conflicting emotions, can Monk confront the very system he set out to criticise from the inside?