Zadie Smith





Zadie Smith


Born
in London Borough of Brent, The United Kingdom
October 27, 1975

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Zadie Smith is the author of the novels White Teeth, The Autograph Man, On Beauty, and NW, as well as a collection of essays, Changing My Mind. Swing Time is her fifth novel.

Visit www.zadiesmith.com for more information.

Average rating: 3.64 · 177,439 ratings · 13,856 reviews · 51 distinct works · Similar authors
White Teeth

3.73 avg rating — 82,417 ratings — published 1999 — 105 editions
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On Beauty

3.66 avg rating — 45,119 ratings — published 2005 — 63 editions
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NW

3.39 avg rating — 20,905 ratings — published 2012 — 49 editions
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The Autograph Man

3.13 avg rating — 8,867 ratings — published 2002 — 49 editions
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Changing My Mind: Occasiona...

3.80 avg rating — 3,653 ratings — published 2009 — 25 editions
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The Book of Other People

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3.38 avg rating — 2,427 ratings — published 2007 — 17 editions
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The Embassy of Cambodia

3.70 avg rating — 1,755 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions
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Swing Time

3.81 avg rating — 281 ratings — expected publication 2016 — 13 editions
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Martha and Hanwell

3.54 avg rating — 257 ratings — published 2003
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The Burned Children of America

3.85 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions
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September 2012, Zadie Smith
"The acclaimed author of White Teeth again taps into London's pell-mell rhythm in her new tragi-comic novel, NW, told in the city's multicultural vernacular." ...More

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“The past is always tense, the future perfect.”
Zadie Smith

“You are never stronger...than when you land on the other side of despair.”
Zadie Smith, White Teeth

“Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories.”
Zadie Smith, White Teeth

Polls

I posted this last night, but strangely it didn't save. Let's try this again! Our genre for August...Literary/General Fiction! Here are the selections to choose from. Place your vote. The poll will end this Saturday, July 16.

The Mountain Story The Mountain Story by Lori Lansens Lori Lansens
 
  2 votes, 40.0%

White Teeth White Teeth by Zadie Smith Zadie Smith
 
  1 vote, 20.0%

The Shipping News The Shipping News by Annie Proulx Annie Proulx
 
  1 vote, 20.0%

A Student of Weather A Student of Weather by Elizabeth Hay Elizabeth Hay
 
  1 vote, 20.0%

Amsterdam Amsterdam by Ian McEwan Ian McEwan
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Olive Kitteridge Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Elizabeth Strout
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

State of Wonder State of Wonder by Ann Patchett Ann Patchett
 
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