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Literary Fiction · 2018 · G

Feel Free

by Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith on art, politics, reading, and how to live — her essential essay collection.

Winner of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism A New York Times Notable Book From Zadie Smith, one of the most beloved authors of her generation, a new collection of essays Since she burst spectacularly into view with her debut novel almost two decades ago, Zadie Smith has established herself not just as one of the world's preeminent fiction writers, but also a brilliant and singular essayist. She contributes regularly to The New Yorker and the New York Review of Books on a range of subjects, and each piece of hers is a literary event in its own right. Arranged into five s

ForAll agesGenreLiterary FictionLength448 pagesRead time~12 hours

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No substance use

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Themes of art, culture, politics, and the examined life

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Smith's 2018 essay collection ranges across literature, politics, film, and philosophy. Includes essays on Kafka, Brexit, Justin Bieber, and the experience of being a reader. Warm, brilliant, and clean. For all ages.

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