"Ellis, Trey." . . . "Trey Ellis platitudes"@en . "Trey Ellis platitudes" . . . . "With scraps of menus, computer print-outs, reading comprehension tests, and other fragments of 20th century life, Trey Ellis comments on stereotypes of blacks in life and literature as he parodies what he calls the \"Afro-baroque glory stories\" of traditional black writers in \"Platitudes\", his first novel."@en . . "Profiles of Contemporary American Authors"@en . . . . "With scraps of menus, computer printouts, reading comprehension tests, and other fragments of 20th century life, Ellis comments on stereotypes of Blacks in life and literature as he parodies what he calls the \"Afro-baroque glory stories\" of traditional Black writers in Platitudes, his first novel."@en . . . . . . "Profiles of contemporary American authors"@en . . . . "A profile of African-American author Trey Ellis (Platitudes)." . . . . "In Our Time Arts Media (Firm)" . .