← Mat JohnsonIncognegroby Mat JohnsonComic noir about African American journalists passing for white to expose racismFind on Amazon↗About the authorMat JohnsonAmerican novelist whose Pym is a satirical riff on Edgar Allan Poe that examines race and American identity with dark wit. His fiction is playful and politically engaged. He is an important voice in contemporary Black American literary fiction.More by Mat JohnsonPymSatirical novel blending Poe's Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym with contemporary race themes→Loving DayMixed-race man discovers his heritage and identity in post-9/11 America→Dark Rain→Right State→
