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Erasure Paperback - 2011
by Everett, Percival,
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Details
- Title Erasure
- Author Everett, Percival,
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: First
- Condition New
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Graywolf Press, U.S.A.
- Publication date 2011-10-25
- Bookseller's Inventory # 14020875
- ISBN 9781555975999 / 1555975992
- Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.27 x 5.57 x 0.81 in (21.01 x 14.15 x 2.06 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Category Fiction - General
- Library of Congress subjects Mothers and sons, Psychological fiction
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
- Quantity available 5
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Reader reviews for Erasure
Review summary
Readers widely praised Percival Everett’s novel for its razor-sharp satire of the publishing industry’s appetite for “authentic” Black trauma and its layered exploration of identity, authenticity, and erasure. Many lauded the book’s intelligence, humor, and ambition—especially the audacious inclusion of the full parody novel—while also finding the family storyline, centered on a mother’s Alzheimer’s and sibling tensions, genuinely moving. However, some felt the mix of farce and domestic drama was uneven, the pacing fragmented, and the postmodern asides dense or alienating; a few disliked or skipped the embedded parody. The recent film adaptation drew renewed attention, with some noting the movie streamlines the story, though the novel remains the more provocative and complex work.
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