"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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Published in:	South Atlantic Quarterly Vol. 112; no. 4; pp. 657 - 675
Main Author:	Bantum, Brian
Format:	Literary Criticism
Published:	Duke University Press Fall2013
Subjects:	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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Summary:	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.