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Jan 19, 2020 · By Jeanine Cummins. A few pages into reading Jeanine Cummins’s third novel, “ American Dirt ,” I found myself so terrified that I had to pace my house. The novel opens into a tense and vivid...
Jan 26, 2023 · Pamela Paul. The Long Shadow of ‘American Dirt’. Jan. 26, 2023. Carolina Moscoso. 1168. By Pamela Paul. Opinion Columnist. Three years ago this month, the novel “American Dirt” by Jeanine...
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New York Times book critic Parul Sehgal said that the “rapturous and demented praise” the book has received in the press might be owed in part to the fact that “tortured sentences aside,...
Jan 17, 2020 · “ American Dirt ,” a new novel by Jeanine Cummins, has been positioned as a breakout hit of the year. The story of a mother and son’s desperate attempt to flee Mexico for America, it arrives...
Sep 14, 2023 · A Controversy Revisited: A Retrospective on American Dirt — The Narrative ARC. Conquer NaNoWriMo! Take the 30-Day Creative Writing Challenge. As National Hispanic Heritage Month begins, let’s delve into the controversy surrounding American Dirt and what writers can learn about the art of criticism and feedback.
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Jan 22, 2020 · Early trade reviews were rapturous. The New York Times had it reviewed twice — once in the daily paper, once in the weekly Book Review — in addition to interviewing the author and...
Jan 28, 2020 · Books. The Doomed Project of American Dirt. Jeanine Cummins’s controversial new novel reveals the limits of fiction that wants readers to empathize. By Hannah Giorgis. CBS Photo Archive /...