Tag: Zadie
Zadie Smith’s novel “Fraud”: How does literature help in crises? – Culture
The year is 2001. It has been less than a month since Islamist terrorists hijacked two passenger planes and brought down the towers of the World Trade Center. And as…
Zadie Smith on her novel “Fraud”, historical truth and political correctness
by Thembi Wolf November 9, 2023, 7:48 p.m 6 mins Her first novel, “Showing Teeth,” made Zadie Smith famous worldwide. In the interview, the author explains why historical truth is…
Zadie Smith on her novel “Fraud”, historical truth and political correctness
by Thembi Wolf November 9, 2023, 7:48 p.m 6 mins Her first novel, “Showing Teeth,” made Zadie Smith famous worldwide. In the interview, the author explains why historical truth is…
Zadie Smith’s new novel “Fraud”: wonderfully funny and up-to-date
by Thembi Wolf November 2, 2023, 7:16 p.m 3 mins With “Fraud”, the British author Zadie Smith has written a funny epic about a liar who stirs up British society…
Literature: Zadie Smith breaks new ground with “Fraud”.
literature Zadie Smith breaks new ground with “Fraud”. Zadie Smith presents a historical novel that has many current references. photo © Fabian Sommer/dpa Bestselling author Zadie Smith publishes a historical…
Interview with British writer Zadie Smith – Culture
Since she became famous with her debut novel “White Teeth” in 2000, at the age of 25, the British Zadie Smith has primarily shed light on the present. Almost all…
Zadie Smith and Daniel Kehlmann in Berlin – Culture
There it is again, the concentrated physical presence of a tightly packed audience in a very large hall. The minority of mask wearers are scattered about it as if dabbed…
Zadie Smith: “Thanks for not wanting to have fun.” – Society
Zadie Smith believes all writers are control freaks. A conversation about getting older, the question of why she shuns the public and what partner choice has to do with meaning…
“Grand Union”, a collection of short stories by Zadie Smith. Review. – Culture
Away from toxic gestures of power and punch lines, towards a narrative style that is ready to be questioned: Zadie Smith’s stories in “Grand Union”. When Zadie Smith became the…