Erik CarterIn 1974,Fran Ross published her first and only novel, Oreo. The satiricaltale of a biracial teenager’s Theseus-style quest to find her father was almost completely overlooked in its era. Now, or more than 4 decades later,its re-issue is being met with critical compliment. On the Media's Mythili Rao explores why Ross’s prefer on racial identity was so ahead of its time with Mat Johnson, Harryette Mullen, and label Anthony Neal and Danzy Senna.
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