Reimagining The ‘Tragic Mulatto’ [Interview with Author Heidi W. Durrow]Posted in Audio, Live Events, Media Archive, Social Science, United States, Women on 2010-03-03 00:30Z by Steven |
Reimagining The ‘Tragic Mulatto’ [Interview with Author Heidi W. Durrow]
All Things Considered
National Public Radio
2010-03-02
Michele Norris, Host
All Things Considered
Like so many children of mixed marriages, the author Heidi Durrow has often felt like she’s had to straddle two worlds.
She is the daughter of a black serviceman and a white Danish mother.
Her own personal search for identity inspired her debut novel, The Girl Who Fell From The Sky. The story revolves around a girl who moves across the country to live with her grandmother after surviving a family tragedy.
The book has received breathless critical acclaim, and it was awarded the Bellwether Prize for fiction that addresses issues of social justice…
Read the entire story and an excerpt from the book here. Listen to the interview here.