"A Future Unwritten": Blackness between the Religious Invocations of Heidi Durrow and Zadie Smith.

The article presents literary criticism of the books "White Teeth" by Zadie Smith and "The Girl Who Fell From the Sky" by Heidi Durrow. Particular focus is given to the novels' treatments of race, religion, and identity. According to the author, the books explore the roles of religion in multiracial...

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Publicado en:	South Atlantic Quarterly Vol. 112; no. 4; pp. 657 - 675
Autor principal:	Bantum, Brian
Formato:	Literary Criticism
Publicado:	Duke University Press Fall2013
Materias:	White Teeth: A Novel (Book : Smith) Girl Who Fell From the Sky: A Novel, The (Book : Durrow) Smith, Zadie, 1975- Durrow, Heidi Race in literature Religion in literature Identity (Psychology) in literature Multiraciality
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Sumario:	The article presents literary criticism of the books "White Teeth" by Zadie Smith and "The Girl Who Fell From the Sky" by Heidi Durrow. Particular focus is given to the novels' treatments of race, religion, and identity. According to the author, the books explore the roles of religion in multiracial peoples' experience of race relations in England and the U.S. Other topics include diaspora, Christianity, and atheism.