Earlier this month, author Percival Everett put on a tuxedo to attend the Academy Awards with his wife, novelist Danzy Senna. First-time filmmaker Cord Jefferson, who adapted Everett’s 2001 novel “Erasure” to make the film “American Fiction,” won for best adapted screenplay and delivered a rousing acceptance speech that was one of the evening’s highlights. “I like the film quite a bit, and I appreciate the fact that it is not my novel.
Percival Everett’s New Novel Reworks Mark Twain. But ‘james’ Has A Different Mission
Erik Pedersen, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 12:30pm
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