![]() ![]() ![]() “Pity is what inspires their sweet tooth for Mexican pain, a craving many of them hide. “Rather than face that we are their moral and intellectual equals, they happily pity us,” Gurba writes in the review. Renowned authors like Stephen King called it “an extraordinary piece of work.” Others hailed it as “the 'Grapes of Wrath' of our time.” Oprah Winfrey even earmarked “American Dirt” as the latest book to enter her famous Book Club.īut shortly after the book’s release, a biting review from Mexican writer Myriam Gurba published last month went viral, and the initial reception seemed to sour. The novel received mostly positive reviews prior to its release on Jan. She also received a seven-figure advance, and the movie rights were sold off as early as last June. During a press stop in Washington, Cummins said she conducted five years’ worth of research, consisting of visiting the U.S.-Mexico border, orphanages, and soup kitchens for migrants, according to the New York Times. after her journalist husband is killed by the local drug cartel. “American Dirt” tells the story of a young Mexican bookstore owner forced to flee her town for the U.S. In the past, Cummins has identified as white, though her grandmother was born in Puerto Rico. ![]() What she failed to mention is that he’s originally from Ireland, not a Latin American country. ![]() While promoting the book, Cummins also highlighted the fact that her husband was once an undocumented immigrant. ![]()
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