Thelonius “Monk” Ellison is a black American writing intricate and philosophical novels, and not fitting the themes for a black person to write about. For fun and as a parody he writes the ultimate black novel under a pseudonym and everyone loves it. What is a man to do when everyone wants to meet him?
At the same time his mother‘s memory is fading fast. His brother has his own issues. And has his deceased father hidden something from everyone?