American Fiction is a rich story — but is it a successful satire?

American Fiction is a movie you can spend hours discussing. Based on Percival Everett's novel Erasure , the movie is a satire of what the publishing industry wants from Black authors.

The film also belongs to a lineage of Black movies that look at selling out in the entertainment industry: from CB4 to Hollywood Shuffle . But does American Fiction say anything new?

Host Brittany Luse chats with Aisha Harris, NPR culture critic and co-host of Pop Culture Happy Hour , about her essay on what American Fiction gets right — and the cultural marks it misses. See pcm. for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.

American Fiction is a rich story — but is it a successful satire?

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