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In this novel, Zadie Smith takes her reader inside the heart of a marriage. Her characters are utterly vibrant and bring alive cultural, racial, and generational conflicts, ultimately challenging the superficiality of all of them. This is not a new novel, of course, but it was my first brush with Smith's wit, insight, and compelling narrative line. Great stuff.
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On Beauty: A Novel by Zadie Smith
Letterlover, January 24, 2011
In this novel, Zadie Smith takes her reader inside the heart of a marriage. Her characters are utterly vibrant and bring alive cultural, racial, and generational conflicts, ultimately challenging the superficiality of all of them. This is not a new novel, of course, but it was my first brush with Smith's wit, insight, and compelling narrative line. Great stuff.