Zadie Smith

3 summariesLiterary Fiction, Historical Fiction

Zadie Smith FRSL is an English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer. Her debut novel, White Teeth (2000), immediately became a best-seller and won a number of awards. She has been a tenured professor in the Creative Writing faculty of New York University since September 2010.

Books by Zadie Smith

3 books available

White Teeth
Zadie Smith
3.8 (124k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In multicultural London, the intertwined lives of the English Iqbal and Jewish-Jamaican Jones families unravel across three generations, showing how friendship, love, war, and the inescapable past comically and poignantly affect them.
Swing Time
Zadie Smith
3.6 (59k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
From London to West Africa, two childhood friends, linked by dance and the challenges of race and class, navigate ambition, betrayal, and the lasting impact of a broken bond.
The Autograph Man
Zadie Smith
3.2 (11k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
A witty exploration of identity, faith, and celebrity culture, 'The Autograph Man' follows Alex-Li Tandem, a dealer in famous signatures, as he navigates a world obsessed with symbols while searching for authenticity and the autograph of a forgotten film star.