Brit Bennett
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Brit Bennett

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Born and raised in Southern California, Brit Bennett graduated from Stanford University and earned her MFA in fiction at the University of Michigan, where she won a Hopwood Award in Graduate Short Fiction as well as the 2014 Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers. She is a National Book Foundation "5 under 35" honoree, and her essays are featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Paris Review, and Jezebel.
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Interview: Brit Bennett discusses ‘The Vanishing Half’ with Audible Editor Margaret

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The Vanishing Half

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The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett explores racial identity through twin sisters. Desiree lives as a Black woman while Stella leaves their Louisiana hometown to build a life based on her decision to “pass” as white. Set from the 1950s to the 1990s, the novel spans multiple generations, questioning notions of belonging and authenticity.

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