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Starring Jeffrey Wright as a frustrated academic and novelist who decides to secretly play the game and write a "Black book," it's a welcome dose of smarts.
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American Fiction' review: A cutting satire about what sells - Los
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American Fiction' review: A cutting satire about what sells - Los