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Tomb of The Unknown Racist by Blanche McCrary Boyd
Much happens in the novel, THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN RACIST,
as protagonist Ellen Burns, conducts an oddysey-like search between New Mexico and South Carolina in search of her white supremacist brother, Royce. How do we live with the presence of white supremacy encroaching and poisoning our everyday lives seems to be Blanche McCrary Boyd's question. How also do we live with the surveillance of Federal Government agencies like FBI, BATF, ICE?
Ellen Burns, an old Boyd character, now a recovered alcoholic in this iteration, tries to tear to the bottom and, in the process, nearly destroys herself as the novel turns to the 21st century. Her brother is "the Unknown Racist." The plot in this searingly prescient novel, take lots of turns and twists. Don’t stop before the brilliantly conceived last chapter though or you will miss a unique perspective on life.
Blanche McCrary Boyd is a Participating Writer at Hobart Festival of Women Writers 2018. She will present the workshop, WHAT’S THE TRUTH? Writing Fiction and Non-fiction. www.hobartfestivalofwomenwriters.com
as protagonist Ellen Burns, conducts an oddysey-like search between New Mexico and South Carolina in search of her white supremacist brother, Royce. How do we live with the presence of white supremacy encroaching and poisoning our everyday lives seems to be Blanche McCrary Boyd's question. How also do we live with the surveillance of Federal Government agencies like FBI, BATF, ICE?Ellen Burns, an old Boyd character, now a recovered alcoholic in this iteration, tries to tear to the bottom and, in the process, nearly destroys herself as the novel turns to the 21st century. Her brother is "the Unknown Racist." The plot in this searingly prescient novel, take lots of turns and twists. Don’t stop before the brilliantly conceived last chapter though or you will miss a unique perspective on life.
Blanche McCrary Boyd is a Participating Writer at Hobart Festival of Women Writers 2018. She will present the workshop, WHAT’S THE TRUTH? Writing Fiction and Non-fiction. www.hobartfestivalofwomenwriters.com
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I knew a boy once who thought that, if there was one while, i.e. a unit – a while of time, then surely there were two whiles and three and so on to several. So, often he would say that he’d be back in
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