The point that’s being made is that if you are going to write outside of your own culture, or from a position of privilege, that you do so thoughtfully, that you engage with people in those communities—that you have them read your work and give you feedback. And then so many other writers who are writing about the same things in a more complex and nuanced way are not getting the money, the attention. Required fields are marked *, Pioneering Research from Boston University. By addressing these critiques through open conversation, Flatiron Books said it hoped to work towards a solution. His first novel, about a Cuban family navigating government censorship, social media, and migration, is due out next year from Red Hen Press. Oprah Winfrey is breaking her silence on the controversy surrounding Jeanine Cummins’ new novel "American Dirt.". I’m Cuban, I was born in Cuba. The issue isn’t that Jeanine Cummins was the person to write her book, it’s how she did it. Instead, the writer’s fourth book sparked a very different debate — on equally fraught questions of identity, authorship and cultural appropriation — as a growing chorus of critics condemns the novel for what they say is its sloppy, stereotypical portrayal of a Mexican family fleeing gang violence. Some people say that this is about cultural appropriation, that a white American woman shouldn’t have written a novel about the Mexican migration. Some of it concerns the novel’s bad writing; others object to the fact that Cummins does not speak … The release of Jeanine Cummins' new novel, American Dirt, on Tuesday was paired with the announcement of it receiving the much-coveted honor of being Oprah Winfrey's book club pick. Your job is to make it nuanced, to not rely on stereotypes and not fall into the lazy pitfall of writing a character that you only define through two or three characteristics and put into a box, instead of saying, “I want to have a complex, interesting, layered human being who happens to be this way and these are the ways it manifests in the story.” And also to not assume that folks identify themselves only through one lens. Your email address will not be published. Sure, Jeanine Cummins may have written the novel because she cares. But the most common take on the American Dirt fiasco is that it resulted from Flatiron’s hubristic failure in what the industry refers to as “positioning”—that is, communicating the genre a … Yes. The group does not want any “American Dirt” events to be cancelled, but would rather focus on issues of diversity and inclusion in the publishing industry more broadly, it said in a statement. It is productive, however, to criticize writers with social and cultural power who write at the expense of others’ humanity. “We are saddened that a work of fiction that was well-intentioned has led to such vitriolic rancor.”. I want to make sure the cultural details in my stories about Cuba are as true to life as I can make them, based on the people who are reading these stories, who may have even more experience than I did because I left the country when I was young. Some accused Cummins, who has mixed Irish and Puerto Rican heritage, of inappropriately stealing from writers of Mexican descent, many of whom had long struggled to break into an overwhelmingly white publishing industry. ‘‘I couldn’t put it down. I admire them as good people, family people, and friends and appreciate Cummins has been attacked on social media for sensationalizing the Mexican migration with lurid violence and stereotypical characters. It felt badly done, artistically. A December review by the Chicana writer Myriam Gurba went viral, propelled by other Mexican Americans who appeared to agree with her searing take: “American Dirt” is “a literary licuado that tastes like its title.”, Not only did the book traffic in stereotypes and falsehoods about Mexican culture, many said, but it also packaged those tropes for a non-immigrant audience through the fetishizing lens of “trauma porn.”, “While some white critics have compared Cummins to [John] Steinbeck,” Gurba wrote, “I think a more apt comparison is to Vanilla Ice.”. Flatiron has since apologized for how it positioned and publicized the novel, and its parent company, Macmillan, has pledged to substantially increase its numbers of Latinx authors and staff. American Dirt's detractors are left wondering why its flawed and clichéd portrait of the migrant experience is the one now securing a movie deal … And I think that’s also often not central to the conversation. Citing “concerns about safety,” including unspecified threats of violence to Cummins and booksellers, Flatiron Books, an imprint of Macmillan, instead plans to schedule town hall-style discussions between the author and her critics. In its Wednesday statement, the publisher called the marketing moves “serious mistakes” and expressed both regret and shock about the book’s reception. On the podcast “Latino USA” on Wednesday, she said that she was “feeling disappointed with the tenor of the conversation.”. And you should listen and say, “Let me engage, let me see where I failed because obviously it’s not resonating with the community that I’m writing about.” But that’s often not their [the writers’] reaction and I think that’s where people get frustrated. I’ve read a few chapters, and I’ve read a few of the reviews that did a good job of delineating some of the issues. Jeanine was paid a seven figure advance, let’s not forget about that. not to read it. That’s valuable criticism. For readers of contemporary fiction, it would have been nearly impossible to miss the controversy swirling around Jeanine Cummins’ new book American Dirt.The novel, which sold for … I always have people read the work and critique it from a craft perspective, but also to highlight anything in the content that seems problematic or not nuanced enough or unclear. www.bu.edu. the communities they have formed here to navigate the immigrant That’s not what this is about. People should read the book for themselves. So if I were to write about myself, that would be something that I would want to explore, maybe even more so at times than the fact that I’m Latino or Latinx.At GrubStreet we emphasize content, which encompasses context, alongside craft as part of the conversation. You should write about what you don’t know as a way to learn, as a way to inhabit other people and to develop empathy. it was well done, peaked my interest, and I will recommend it to my reading I’ll never stop thinking about it.’’ But the bigger point is—there is a community of people telling you there’s something wrong with this book. All rights reserved. I like heavy metal music. 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Gabino Iglesias is a writer, journalist, and book reviewer living in Austin, TX. I listened to the audio book twice. Moderators are staffed during regular business hours (EST) and can only accept comments written in English. Let's keep screaming. Profile. Inside the Beltway Current Issue. Yes, but also any type of writing when it gets into culture and the way that an audience reads it. Some of the backlash has gotten so heated, the book’s publisher said Wednesday, that it canceled the 13 events left on Cummins’s national book tour. American Dirt’s problem is bad writing, not cultural appropriation. Maybe one day they'll listen. Thanks, I realize that. One year later, The Issue with Tissue 2.0 looks at recent changes in the industry landscape and updates our brand scorecards in response to those changes. Suarez was recently awarded first prize at the International Latino Book Awards for Best Collection of Short Stories in English for A Kind of Solitude (Willow Springs Press, 2019). How do you feel about that? It would be, by far, the safest, most non-controversial course of action to take. There’s no place for that in any conversation. Gil Caldwell (GRS’55, Hon.’59), Robert Trump (DGE’68, CAS’72), New Scholarship at MET Seeks to Draw More People of Color into the Wine and Beverage Industry, Joachim Maître Taught at BU for 30 Years, BU’s Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policy. They’re getting seven figures for it. And also some of the names and details felt like stereotypical telenovela, soap opera. By León Krauze. Despite getting Winfrey's endorsement as … I was referring to attacks in general. On Tuesday, Oprah Winfrey announced Jeanine Cummins’ new novel American Dirt as her latest Book Club selection, but the title has been on the receiving end … “The fact that we were surprised is indicative of a problem, which is that in positioning this novel, we failed to acknowledge our own limits,” Miller said. Work, art—it’s up for being socially and culturally criticized. Now Latino advocates are calling for people to focus on issues beyond the book. “American Dirt,” an Oprah’s Book Club pick released earlier this week and set to be adapted into a movie, describes the journey of Lydia Quixano and her son, Luca, as they flee drug traffickers and cross Mexico on La Bestia. Latino author and writing teacher Dariel Suarez calls the novel American Dirt an artistic failure -- anyone can write about anything he says, but they need to do the work of getting it right. Personal attacks are not productive, everyone can agree on that. 51 in June, Washington, DC's star might not be light years away With American Dirt being so steeped in controversy, I had originally believed I would simply read and rate it. Entertainment & Arts Commentary: ‘American Dirt’ is what happens when Latinos are shut out of the book industry Salvadorans walk past troops in … In particular, they pointed to part of Cummins’s author’s note, which spoke of increasingly polarized politics on immigration. She received a seven-figure advance for her book, which has raised questions about how the publishing industry chooses which books, and writers, to aggressively promote, how authors approach writing about marginalized people from other cultures, and how the story of immigration, one of the most politically charged issues in the United States today, gets told. Jeanine Cummins has been accused of exploiting the migrant experience. Who is reading it and giving me feedback? Those, to me, are legitimate questions that should be part of the artistic process. I’ve been called out by my wife on things in my novel—this chapter, this scene, it just reads as a little bit sexist, did you intend for the characters to be that way? Based on the chapters that I read, I felt like the use of Spanish was at times laughable. For the past two weeks, those who represent all sides of the "American Dirt" debate have spoken out. If you’re getting seven figures for a book, if Oprah is picking your book [American Dirt is Winfrey’s latest book club selection], if you’re getting a lot of attention, I don’t believe that’s censorship. Suarez: Yes. I give the benefit of the doubt to writers that they have good intentions. When immigrant voices are so shut out of publishing, and when the issue of immigration is so heavily politicized, they said, it’s dangerous to promote “an exploitative, oversimplified, and ill-informed” novel. The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. Heading into its Jan. 21 release date, “American Dirt” seemed poised to become a hit. That comes with the territory, especially with such a high-profile book. Winfrey said she recognized the need for a “deeper, more substantive discussion" about the novel, and PEN America, a free expression group, condemned the “harsh invective” coming after the author. American Dirt, the third novel by Jeanine Cummins, begins with a group of assassins opening fire on a quinceañera cookout. BU Today sat down with Suarez to talk about American Dirt and what he tells students who want to write about people who are different from them. This whole American Dirt controversy has been awful.The harder people try to extricate themselves, the deeper they sink. Have you made changes in your writing based on that feedback? I don’t think of myself as Cuban, Latino, every second of the day. It’s not just POC [people of color] calling people out on Twitter, which is one part of it, but it’s also POC having more of a voice, which I think is a good thing… Now you have to consider a larger, more diverse audience if you want to be a good writer. Suarez: I have a fundamental problem with framing the conversation through the lens of how do people write in the call-out culture—are folks allowed to write about people who are different from them—because that’s just code for, “Can white people write about people who are not like them—who are not from the same race or culture—without getting criticism?” To me, that’s centering the conversation on whiteness. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. She has instead committed to a special discussion of the novel this Tuesday. All the while, parts of the book’s promotional campaign turned up on social media, adding only more fuel to the backlash: A celebratory dinner hosted by Flatiron featured a barbed-wire centerpiece, as if to resemble the border wall. Yet for the letter-writers, it seems that falls short. Then you should have people read the work and check you on your blind spots. That’s a part of my life that’s important to me. The Problem with American Dirt, Part 1: Privilege and Power This is the first in a ten-part series in which González considers Jeanine Cummins’s novel, American Dirt (Flatiron Books) and the fallout from its publication. Jan 31, 2020 1:30 PM. American Dirt fails to humanize immigrants because its author was unwilling to face the real forces behind migration and the very real challenges migrants meet once they arrive in the United States. But on the internet and beyond, controversy was brewing. it would be unfortunate if the criticism of American Dirt dissuaded many Your email address will not be published. as well, when it becomes available. That’s not how we  think about ourselves. When I read “American Dirt,” I didn’t know the back story — the bidding war, the seven-figure advance, the proclamation that this was the immigration book of its time. Now, if you’re being criticized, that’s different. Suarez: I’ve read a few chapters, and I’ve read a few of the reviews that did a good job of delineating some of the issues. Any social, cultural, gender, racial stuff that might be part of the writing—we lean into that conversation. I think what happens to a lot of these writers: they grow up in a bubble, they study and get feedback and praise in a bubble, and then reality hits when the book comes out and people say, “Hey, you forgot about us, you didn’t take into account how we would feel about your book.” This is not about censorship. I have a fundamental problem with framing the conversation through the lens of how do people write in the call-out culture—are folks allowed to write about people who are different from them—because that’s just code for, “Can white people write about people who are not like them—who are not from the same race or culture—without getting criticism?”. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Visit Back2BU for the latest updates and information on BU's response to COVID-19. I have worked with workers from these countries for 25 years, Was curious about the season’s supposed big, breakout novel. A conversation with Cuban-American author Dariel Suarez © Boston University. Boston University moderates comments to facilitate an informed, substantive, civil conversation. I grew up in Cuba until I was a teenager, when I came to the United States. The Problem with American Dirt, Part 2: Will to Style Photo credit: Getty Images This is the second in a ten-part series (2/10) in which González considers Jeanine Cummins’s novel, American Dirt (Flatiron Books) and the fallout from its publication. I think our approach, which is starting to come more to the forefront, is, hopefully, creating generations of writers who will be more aware of the cultural importance of their work and their audience. Suarez: But the bigger point is—there is a community of people telling you there’s something wrong with this book. It was praised in book reviews and hailed by other authors, including several Latina writers. The goal is the same: let’s be  better writers—and better people. Well-meaning critics of a novel about a mother and son fleeing a cartel in Mexico have missed the point: is it any good? Suarez: I tell my students you can write about anyone and any place you want. And you should listen and say, “Let me engage, let me see where I failed because obviously it’s not resonating with the community that I’m writing about.” But that’s often not their [the writers’] reaction and I think that’s where people get frustrated. I suggest you read through the interview once more. As education director at GrubStreet, a nonprofit writing center in Boston, Suarez (GRS’12), who has an MFA in creative writing, spends a lot of time thinking about these kinds of questions. On January 29, American Dirt ’s publisher Flatiron Books released a statement from its president, Bob Miller, about how they were “surprised by the anger that has emerged from members of the … I suspect many readers will be moved and inspired to read more books on this subject. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! In an open letter on Wednesday, more than 80 writers called on Winfrey to remove the novel from her book club, an action she has taken just once before. If only books could be reviewed for their intention not execution.. https://t.co/0Ski959YHY. Suarez: It’s all complicated and it’s never going to be perfect. Author Jeanine Cummins has been attacked on social media for sensationalizing the Mexican migration with lurid violence and stereotypical characters in her book. Not many people have a more informed perspective on the controversy swirling around American Dirt, the wildly hyped best-selling novel about a Mexican mother and her son escaping to the United States, than Latino writer Dariel Suarez. Gurba and two other critics, under the banner of a campaign called #DignidadLiteraria, said they “have no interest in a dialogue with Jeanine Cummins.” (Gurba said she also received some violent threats in response to her piece.). Latinx writers and critics are speaking out against Jeanine Cummins' new book American Dirt, calling its depiction of the migrant experience inauthentic and harmful. It’s how you respond and how you engage with it and how you grow from it and how you improve your work that I think matters. I come from a country where censorship is the real thing, and it’s nothing like what these people claim here. It’s very disheartening for writers to look at the way the publishing industry is run and then to see people get so up in arms when they get criticized. “The story is going to enter like a Trojan horse and change minds,” Cisneros said, “and it’s going to change the minds that I perhaps can’t change.”, For her part, Cummins stayed relatively quiet, attending a few stops on her book tour and going silent on social media. For some, that’s a problem. I read the criticisms after. And I’ve written about women. It’s all complicated and it’s never going to be perfect. Photo courtesy of Flatiron Books. family and friends; our grandparents were immigrants too. The Problem With American Dirt Is Not Its Author’s Background I couldn’t care less if Jeanine Cummins is white, but her book is a failure. Facing calls and boycotts, several booksellers set to host the author pulled out at the last minute. 51ated for Statehood After the passage of H.R. When she set out to write “American Dirt,” Jeanine Cummins wanted to start a conversation about migrants at the border. Based on the chapters that I read, I felt like the use of Spanish was at times laughable. Where are my blind spots? American Dirt’s author, Jeanine Cummins, identifies herself as white and Latina. As of early on Thursday morning, the novel was listed at No. I appreciate his (and Bostonia’s) reintroduction of sensible nuance to the conversation. American Dirt is being compared to The Grapes of Wrath, and the comparison is apt.” ―San Francisco Chronicle “Pulse-pounding.” ―Chicago Tribune "As literature, American Dirt is modern realism at its finest: a tale of moral challenge in the spirit of Theodore Dreiser wrapped inside a big-hearted social epic like The Grapes of Wrath. Taking one for the team this week. It felt badly done, artistically. Cummins, who began working on the project seven years ago, said she initially sought to open “a back door into a bigger conversation about who we want to be as a country.” She conducted years of research about immigration, including multiple trips to the border and Mexico, and her proposal landed her a seven-figure contract and a movie deal. It’s complicated. ‘‘American Dirt is both a moral compass and a riveting read,’’ said bestselling author Ann Patchett. We asked Cummins to … A letter from the publisher sent alongside advance copies flaunted the fact that Cummins’s husband was once an undocumented immigrant — without mentioning he is Irish. “We seldom think of them as our fellow human beings.”, Yet the authors, many of them best-selling writers of color, said that passage raises a painful question: “Who is this we imagined by Cummins, who is this them?” their letter said. the decision to “leave the land they love”…….Any book can be criticized; ‘American Dirt’ is a novel about Mexicans by a writer who isn’t. Great interview. She wanted to be judged on the merits of her work. I think our approach, which is starting to come more to the forefront, is, hopefully, creating generations of writers who will be more aware of the cultural importance of their work and their audience. In fiction and in my nonfiction and in my poetry, I’ve written about Cuba and about people and places that have nothing to do with me. Others came to her defense. 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