Monk's Literary Deceit: The Viral Sensation of 'American Fiction’

Cord Jefferson's American Fiction trailer release has set the internet ablaze with excitement. The film features Jeffrey Wright in the role of Thelonious "Monk" Ellison, a struggling author whose works, while good, remain largely unnoticed. Monk resorts to a cunning ploy, writing a book he claims as his own, a "Black Book" penned under the alias Stagg R. Leigh. This work, filled with stereotypes and profitable images of a "typical" black person facing adversity, becomes an unexpected sensation, landing Monk a movie deal with Michael B. Jordan but also entangling him in criminal accusations inspired by his own narrative. The movie, releasing on 15th December this year, boasts a stellar cast, including Tracee Ellis Ross, and Sterling K. Brown, making it a must-see.