![]() ![]() The most vitriolic attack came from Chicana writer Myriam Gurba. She said her goal was only to redeem the humanity of migrants, to tell a story of singular individuals separate from their representation as a ‘‘faceless brown mass’’. ![]() The author, Jeanine Cummins, gave a sincere and moving interview to my colleague Melanie Kembrey in these pages about her long journey in writing the book. Why such a polarised reception? The story is about a Mexican mother and son who try to escape to the US after a drug cartel massacres their family. The US publisher, Flatiron Books, cancelled the author tour due to security concerns and also made significant concessions after a visit from some of the most vocal critics. It’s been attacked as ‘‘trauma porn’’, ‘‘fake-ass social justice literature’’, ‘‘a Frankenstein of a book’’. ![]() ‘‘American Dirt is both a moral compass and a riveting read,’’ said bestselling author Ann Patchett. Jeanine Cummins has been accused of exploiting the migrant experience. ![]()
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