"The Yellow House" is a non-fiction book written by Sarah M. Broom and published in 2019. The book is a memoir that centers around a small, yellow shotgun house in New Orleans East, a neighborhood that was built to replace the one that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The book tells the story of the house, the neighborhood, and the author's family, who lived in the house for generations. The book is a personal and social history of New Orleans, a city that has been shaped by forces of race, class, displacement, and environmental disaster.
The book has been widely praised for its evocative writing, its rich portrayal of a place, and its exploration of the complexities of family, race, and class. It has been a National Book Award finalist and has won several awards including the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography. It has been described as a "landmark work" and "a powerful and essential history" of New Orleans and the American South.
Sarah M. Broom is an American journalist and author. She is a former staff writer for The New Yorker and a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She has published several articles, essays, and has been a finalist for the National Magazine Award and a recipient of a Whiting Award. She is considered one of the most important voices in contemporary literature and journalism.
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