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Zadie Smith

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Kurt Andersen talks with literary superstar Zadie Smith. Smith’s debut White Teeth, published when she was just 24, tells a complex and vivid story of two London families over 18 years. Her new novel On Beauty tackles racial, ethnic, and class identity with humor and intensity.

360 Staff Pick: Blame

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360 Staff Pick: Little Bee

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360 Staff Pick: No Joke

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Jonathan Franzen Mans Up

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