Erasure : a novel
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Minneapolis, MN : Graywolf Press, c2001., Minneapolis, MN : Graywolf Press, 2001.
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Book
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265 pages ; 22 cm.
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Published
Minneapolis, MN : Graywolf Press, c2001., Minneapolis, MN : Graywolf Press, 2001.
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English
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"Thelonius "Monk" Ellison is an erudite, accomplished but seldom-read author who insists on writing obscure literary papers rather than the so-called "ghetto prose" that would make him a commercial success. He finally succumbs to temptation after seeing the Oberlin-educated author of We's Lives in da Ghetto during her appearance on a talk show, firing back with a parody called My Pafology, which he submits to his startled agent under the gangsta pseudonym of Stagg R. Leigh. Ellison quickly finds himself with a six-figure advance from a major house, a multimillion-dollar offer for the movie rights and a monster bestseller on his hands. The money helps with a family crisis, allowing Ellison to care for his widowed mother as she drifts into the fog of Alzheimer's, but it doesn't ease the pain after his sister, a physician, is shot by right-wing fanatics for performing abortions. The dark side of wealth surfaces when both the movie mogul and talk-show host demand to meet the nonexistent Leigh, forcing Ellison to don a disguise and invent a sullen, enigmatic character to meet the demands of the market. The final indignity occurs when Ellison becomes a judge for a major book award and My Pafology (title changed to Fuck) gets nominated, forcing the author to come to terms with his perverse literary joke."--Publisher's description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Everett, P. (2001). Erasure: a novel . Graywolf Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Everett, Percival. 2001. Erasure: A Novel. Graywolf Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Everett, Percival. Erasure: A Novel Graywolf Press, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Everett, Percival. Erasure: A Novel Graywolf Press, 2001.
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