Incognegro, written by Mat Johnson.

Dark Rain: A New Orleans Story, written by Mat Johnson.

Right State, written by Mat Johnson.

This racial symbolism is explored further in Mat Johnson's 2011 satirical fantasy Pym.

On September 21, 2011, Mat Johnson was awarded the Dos Passos Prize for Literature.

Profile of Mat Johnson

Wednesday at 7 p.m., a book talk by Mat Johnson, author of "The Great Negro Plot."

Incognegro is a black-and-white graphic novel written by Mat Johnson with art by Warren Pleece.

The author, Mat Johnson, is an African-American who, due to his light skin, was able to be perceived as a White person.