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Mohsin Hamid and Alora Young detail the impact of colorism in their stories
Mohsin Hamid and Alora Young detail the impact of colorism in their stories
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Aug 19, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
The two books featured in this episode illustrate the impact of colorism in society. First up is The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid. In conversation with Scott Simon, Hamid talks about his personal experience after 9/11 and how that helped shape the narrative of this novel. Next is Walking Gentry Home by Alora Young, which chronicles her family's history through nine generations of mothers in her life. Young shares with Leila Fadel about how her stories touch on her skin complexion "as a product of uninvited attention" from people who enslaved her family.
Released:
Aug 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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