Who’s down to make a bookstore run? People, get ready…..
“The new 416-page novel will reportedly tackle, head on, criticisms Margaret Mitchell faced over her novel, including romanticizing antebellum life, as well as the one-dimensional depictions of the black characters in her original novel, starting, of course, with Mammy, who was immortalized on film in 1939 by Hattie McDaniel, in a performance that saw her become the first black actor/actress to win an Academy Award.
The first two-thirds of “Ruth’s Journey” will be written in the 3rd person, and the last third in Ruth’s own tongue, which author McCaig says “was tremendously risky. But I think it’s the best part of the book.”
Of course, with McCaig being a 70-something-year-old white man, his quest to “give Mammy a voice” and tell her story has been, and will continue to be met with concern and criticism for what should be obvious reasons.” (IndieWire)
