New Releases by Zadie Smith

Er zijn maar weinig schrijvers die de kunst en het ambacht van het literaire essay zo goed verstaan als Zadie Smith. Ze relateert haar persoonlijke ervaringen en ideeën aan de grote vraagstukken van deze tijd en weet daarbij steeds haar solidariteit en empathie te behouden. In haar nieuwe essaybundel verdiept Smith zich in onderwerpen die haar de afgelopen jaren hebben beziggehouden. Ze voert bijna intieme dialogen met haar inspiratiebronnen; ze beschrijft het werk van kunstenaars en filmmakers, schrijvers en denkers. Wij mogen met haar meeleven aan haar bureau, waar ze de beruchte rechtszaak onderzoekt die de basis vormt van haar laatste bestseller Charlatan. En ze vraagt ons met haar mee te rouwen om het heengaan van literaire grootheden als Joan Didion, Martin Amis, Hilary Mantel, Philip Roth en Toni Morrison. Zadie Smith (1975) is de auteur van zes romans en diverse essays en verhalen. Ze won onder meer de James Tait Black Memorial Prize, de Orange Prize for Fiction, de Whitbread First Novel Award en de Guardian First Book Award, en stond op de shortlist van de Man Booker Prize en de Baileys Women''s Prize for Fiction.

Named a Best Book of 2025 by The New Yorker, TIME, Vanity Fair, and Kirkus Reviews • One of Barack Obama''s Favorite Books of 2025 "Smart, somber . . . There’s pleasure in watching a novelist wired to see all sides at once wrangle with her own dynamic subjectivity." - The New York Times Book Review A profound and unparalleled literary voice, Zadie Smith returns with a resounding collection of essays In this eagerly awaited new collection, Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects that have captured her attention in recent years. She takes an exhilaratingly close look at artists Toyin Ojih Odutola, Kara Walker and Celia Paul. She invites us along to the movies, to see and to think about Tár, and to New York to reflect on the spontaneous moments that connect us. She takes us on a walk down Kilburn High Road in her beloved North-West London and welcomes us to mourn with her the passing of writers Joan Didion, Martin Amis, Hilary Mantel, Philip Roth and Toni Morrison. She considers changes of government on both sides of the Atlantic – and the meaning of "the commons" in all our lives. Throughout this thrilling collection, Zadie Smith shows us once again her unrivalled ability to think through critically and humanely some of the most urgent preoccupations and tendencies of our troubled times.

Em seu primeiro romance histórico, Zadie Smith nos leva à Londres vitoriana e às plantações jamaicanas de cana-de-açúcar para nos envolver em uma trama que inclui escritores vaidosos, paixões proibidas, as cicatrizes do imperialismo e um alucinante caso de tribunal. Durante as décadas de 1860 e 1870, o Caso Tichborne gerou comoção no Reino Unido com uma trama de identidades falsas, disputa de riquezas e tensões colonialistas. O Requerente alegava ser Sir Roger Tichborne, herdeiro de uma grande fortuna. A defesa, porém, tentava provar que o homem não passava de um golpista. O julgamento se torna uma obsessão na casa do romancista William Harrison Ainsworth. Especialmente para Sarah, sua ex-criada e agora segunda esposa, que crê sem ressalvas na versão dos fatos oferecida pelo Requerente, e para Eliza Touchet, governanta e amante ocasional do escritor. Adepta da causa abolicionista, Eliza fica fascinada por uma das testemunhas, um escravo jamaicano liberto que insiste em permanecer ao lado do Requerente apesar das evidentes contradições do caso. Zadie Smith se inspira em pessoas e acontecimentos reais para envolver o leitor em uma história mordaz e repleta de seu humanismo característico. A fraude realiza uma defesa apaixonada da escrita movida pela empatia, ao mesmo tempo em que explora temas que não podiam ser mais atuais: as desigualdades de gênero e raça, o alcance da justiça, a natureza elusiva da verdade e as mentiras, igualmente escorregadias, que não podemos evitar de contar para os outros e para nós mesmos.

Määrittääkö tuomio totuuden? Ylistetyn kirjailijan uusi aluevaltaus on historiallinen romaani viktoriaanisen ajan Englannista ja sen siirtomaista, totuudesta ja tarinoista. On vuosi 1873. Skottilainen taloudenhoitaja Eliza Touchet, kuten koko muukin Iso-Britannia, on Tichborne-oikeudenkäynnin lumoissa. Australialainen teurastaja on saapunut Lontooseen vaatimaan itselleen merillä kadonneen Tichbornen paronin arvonimeä ja tiluksia. Onko mies se, kuka väittää olevansa? Todistajaksi kutsutaan jamaikalainen orjaplantaasilla kasvanut Andrew Bogle, joka tietää myös oman tulevaisuutensa olevan pelissä. Elizassa herää halu saada selville totuus tapauksesta – mitä ikinä se merkitseekään. Zadie Smith (s. 1975) on brittikirjailija, joka tunnetaan parhaiten Lontoon luoteisosiin sijoittuvista urbaaneista, monikulttuurisista ja sosiaalisesti tarkkanäköisistä romaaneistaan. Smithin tuotantoon kuuluu mm. esikoisromaani Valkoiset hampaat ja palkintoja kerännyt Kauneudesta. Petos nousi bestsellerlistoille, ja sekä New York Times, Publishers Weekly että Oprah Daily valitsivat sen vuoden parhaiden kirjojen joukkoon. * "Ihastuttavan runsaudensarven kruunaa Smithin monessa rekisterissä liikkuva kieli, jonka Irmeli Ruuska on suomentanut kuin hurmiossa. Tulosta on nautinto lukea." - Helsingin Sanomat "''Vaatiiko totuus teorian totuudesta?'' Tähän kiteytyy Petoksen filosofinen ydin: miten voimme erottaa totuudesta valheesta ja miten erilaiset kerronnan tavat hämärtävät niiden välistä eroa. Ja miten kukin historiallinen aika muokkaa käsitystämme totuudesta. Jos romaani voi olla viisas, Petos on sitä." – Suomen Kuvalehti "Petos saattaa olla Smithin paras romaani [...]. Romaanin suuri ansio on sen tavassa esittää tärkeitä, maailmasuhdettamme määrittäviä kysymyksiä tyrkyttämättä niihin vastauksia. Jos romaani voi olla viisas, Petos on sitä." - Parnasso "Suositun brittikirjailijan historiallinen romaani sukeltaa totuuden ja valheiden, järjen ja tunteen, naisten ja vähemmistöjen kysymyksiin tavalla, joka resonoi yhä tässä ajassa." - Me Naiset "Tunnen saavani lahjan aina kun löydän kirjan, joka kertoo suuren tarinan kevyesti kuin tanssija näyttämöllä. Zadie Smithin ensimmäinen historiallinen romaani Petos on juuri sellainen." - Eeva ”Dickens voi olla kuollut, mutta Smith on luojan kiitos elossa.” – The New York Times Book Review ”Harva uskaltaa yrittää ja vielä harvempi onnistuu siinä mitä Smith tekee sekoittaessaan nautittavaa kerrontaa vikkelään satiiriin luonnoksissaan 1800-luvun Englannista ja Karibiasta.” – The Guardian ”Loistava lisäys Smithin teostuotantoon... Petos ei ole suunnanmuutos, vaan esimerkki Smithin valtavasta lahjakkuudesta.” – Los Angeles Times ”Suurmenestys. Ehdoton suosikkini kirjailijan romaaneista. Smith on aina loistanut erilaisten äänten esiin loihtimisessa (tässä suhteessa hän muistuttaa enemmän Dickensiä kuin ehkä haluaisi), ja kohtaukset heräävät eloon dialogissa, joka myllää yhteen työväenluokan puheenpartta, karibiankreolia ja standardienglantia. Vaikka Petos on pitkä, sen luvut ovat lyhyitä, eläviä ja tiiviitä... Ehkä ensimmäistä kertaa sitten Valkoiset hampaat -esikoisensa Smith on antanut itselleen vapauden loistaa ilman, että hänen tarvitsisi yhtä aikaa antaa tilaa syyllisyyden ja epäilyksen vastaväitteille.” –The Wall Street Journal ”Smithille tunnusomainen kuiva huumori ja lauseiden kaunis omaperäisyys ovat edelleen läsnä, mutta Petos-romaanin vahvuus piilee siinä, miten se kuvaa Elizan heräämistä 1800-luvun Britannian rodullisiin todellisuuksiin... Mukaansatempaava, syvästi resonoiva ja ajankohtainen.” – The Boston Globe ”Rönsyilevä tarina on täynnä yläluokan tekopyhyyden piikittelyä, instituutioita epäileviä hahmoja ja yhtäläisyyksiä nykyisen populismin taisteluhenkiseen retoriikkaan; tyypillisen loistokkaaseen tapaansa Smith yhdistää tarinan monet osat kokonaisuudeksi.” —The New Yorker ”Zadie Smith on lahjakas tarinankertoja ja proosan tyylitaituri. Petos osoittaa vakuuttavasti, että historiallinen fiktio voi valehdella kertoakseen totuuden.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Zadie Smith regresa con fuerza a la ficción con una gran novela sobre la Inglaterra victoriana «Dickens puede estar muerto, pero Zadie Smith está absolutamente viva.» The New York Times «Una autora en la cima de su talento.» The Telegraph Recibida con elogios entusiastas por la crítica del Reino Unido y Estados Unidos, que la ha considerado de forma unánime uno de los mejores libros del años, La impostura supone el regreso a la novela de Zadie Smith, siete años después de Tiempos de swing y un cuarto de siglo después de su irrupción en el panorama literario con Dientes blancos. Llena de vida, ideas, humor, sentimientos y algo semejante a una verdad moral, La impostura narra con extraordinaria habilidad las controversias sociales del Londres victoriano a través de un puñado de personajes memorables. Corre el año 1873. La escocesa Eliza Touchet es la prima y ama de llaves de William Ainsworth, un novelista antaño famoso pero ahora en decadencia, con quien vive desde hace treinta años. Mujer de múltiples intereses —la literatura, la justicia, el abolicionismo, las clases sociales y las esposas de su primo—, Eliza se entusiasma con un intrigante juicio que está levantando encendidas pasiones en Londres: sir Roger Tichborne, heredero de un enorme imperio y desaparecido en el mar años antes, ha reaparecido de repente y reclama lo que le corresponde. En particular, a Eliza le llama la atención Andrew Bogle, testigo clave en el juicio, y quiere saberlo todo sobre él. Criado como esclavo en las plantaciones de azúcar de Jamaica y sirviente de la familia Tichborne durante décadas, Bogle es el hombre que puede confirmar o desmentir las increíbles pretensiones del aspirante a la fortuna de los Tichborne. Vertiginosa exploración de los engaños y autoengaños de la condición humana, La impostura nos adentra en un fascinante mundo victoriano en el que realidad y ficción se mezclan con vigor. Una novela con resonancias muy contemporáneas en la que una heroína inolvidable se atreve a enfrentarse al brutal pasado colonial de Inglaterra. La crítica ha dicho: «Dickens puede estar muerto, pero Zadie Smith está absolutamente viva». The New York Times «Una autora en la cima de su talento». The Telegraph «Brillante. Una delicia dickensiana». Los Angeles Times «Una mirada cautivadora a lo fraudulento y lo auténtico». Chicago Review of Books «La nueva novela de Zadie Smith, divertida y casi impecable, examina la identidad, la noción de verdad y la Inglaterra y la Jamaica del siglo XIX en plena ebullición». The Observer «Una narración que ilumina lo que es vivir y amar en el siglo XXI». Financial Times «Con la excelencia que le caracteriza, Smith consigue que las muchas partes del relato cohesionen». The New Yorker «Original y virtuosa». Vogue «Una novela que gira en torno a un caso legal célebre y divisivo captura la variedad de voces del Londres del siglo XIX». The Wall Street Journal «La vida cultural y literaria de la Inglaterra victoriana surge de forma vibrante en cada página de esta extraordinaria ficción». Library Journal «Una escritura excepcional y pasajes resplandecientes que van desde lo humorístico hasta lo profundamente filosófico». NPR

Hustpierpoint, Sussex, 1873. Eliza Touchet è da trent''anni la governante di suo cugino acquisito, William Ainsworth, un romanziere un tempo di grande successo ma ormai caduto in disgrazia e in crisi di ispirazione. Donna spiritualmente e intellettualmente libera, Eliza ha sempre partecipato ai circoli letterari di Ainsworth, crescendo all''ombra del successo di William e dei suoi amici letterati, tra cui il Signor Charles Dickens, che non esita a considerare un prevaricatore moralista. Attraverso Sarah, la giovane e sciocca seconda moglie di William, Eliza si appassiona al più celebre processo dell''epoca, passato alla storia come "il caso Tichborne", che per un decennio dividerà l''opinione pubblica vittoriana e che vede un semplice macellaio reclamare l''immensa fortuna della ricca famiglia Tichborne, sostenendo di esserne il legittimo erede, scomparso in un naufragio molti anni prima. In particolare Eliza viene colpita dalla dignità e vulnerabilità di Andrew Bogle, testimone chiave del processo e vuole sapere tutto di lui. Cresciuto come schiavo nelle piantagioni di zucchero della Giamaica e servitore dei Tichborne per decenni, Bogle è l''uomo la cui storia può confermare o smentire le incredibili affermazioni del Pretendente alla fortuna di una delle più antiche famiglie aristocratiche inglesi. Chi dice la verità e chi è un impostore? Tra Inghilterra e Giamaica, il primo romanzo storico di Zadie Smith è una vertiginosa esplorazione degli inganni e gli autoinganni della condizione umana. Basato su eventi reali, L''impostore è l''opera di una grande scrittrice all''apice della propria grandezza.

Conheçam os Jones, os Iqbal e os Chalfen. Três famílias na etapa final do século XX, todos ingleses em vários graus e com as suas vidas interligadas a todos os níveis possíveis – pessoalmente, politicamente, historicamente, geneticamente. De raças diferentes, de religiões diferentes e de diferentes lados da nunca esquecida barreira colonial, têm uma coisa em comum: um pequeno bairro no Norte de Londres onde todo o tipo de extremismo faz parte do quotidiano e os dilemas das gerações anteriores são obsessivamente remoídos pelo presente. Atravessando todas as desgraças do século, passadas e presentes, a Ocidente e a Oriente – terramotos, nazis, motins, guerra, apocalipse e roubo de terras – Dentes Brancos é um romance inesquecível, a um tempo épico e cómico, sobre a Inglaterra multicultural.

Zadie Smith''s first time writing for the stage, a riotous twenty-first century translation of Geoffrey Chaucer''s classic The Wife of Bath “Married five times. Mother. Lover. Aunt. Friend. She plays many roles round here. And never Scared to tell the whole of her truth, whether Or not anyone wants to hear it. Wife Of Willesden: pissed enough to tell her life Story to whoever has ears and eyes . . .” In her stage-writing debut, celebrated novelist and essayist Zadie Smith brings to life a comedic and cutting twenty-first century translation of Geoffrey Chaucer’s classic The Wife of Bath. The Wife of Willesden follows Alvita, a Jamaican-born British woman in her mid-50s, as she tells her life story to a band of strangers in a small pub on the Kilburn High Road. Wearing fake gold chains, dressed in knock-off designer clothes, and speaking in a mixture of London slang and patois, Alvita recalls her five marriages in outrageous, bawdy detail, rewrites her mistakes as triumphs, and shares her beliefs on femininity, sexuality, and misogyny with anyone willing to listen. A thoughtful reimagining of an unforgettable narrative of female sexual power, written with singular verve and wit, The Wife of Willesden shows why Zadie Smith is one of the sharpest and most versatile writers working today.

This back-to-school season, individuality is in! Nothing makes a splash like being uniquely yourself—and celebrating what makes you different. From acclaimed authors Zadie Smith and Nick Laird, with art from exciting newcomer Magenta Fox, comes a powerful picture book debut! "[A] delightful tale for little oddballs everywhere."—Entertainment Weekly Meet Maud: a guinea pig who inexplicably wears a judo suit—and not everyone understands or approves. When Maud is thrown into a new and confusing situation, it takes brave decisions and serendipitous encounters for her to find her place and embrace her individuality. The Surprise is an endearing story about the quiet power of being different by New York Times bestselling author Zadie Smith and award-winning writer Nick Laird, and introduces an exciting debut illustrator, Magenta Fox. Together they have created a picture book that adults and children alike will treasure.

A prima vista I racconti di Canterbury, una raccolta di storie scritte alla fine del XIV secolo, sembrerebbero non avere granché a che vedere con i dibattiti contemporanei sulla sessualità e l''empowerment. Ma - come dimostra Zadie Smith in quello che è il suo debutto come drammaturga - non è assolutamente così. Il racconto della donna di Willesden è una rivisitazione del "Racconto della donna di Bath" di Geoffrey Chaucer, ambientata nella periferia nord della Londra del XXI secolo. Zadie Smith ci trasporta dalla taverna medievale di Southwark all''odierno pub Sir Colin Campbell in Kilburn High Road. Ed è in questo pub rumoroso, affollato e pieno di vita che facciamo conoscenza con Alvita, una donna sui cinquant''anni, che è stata sposata cinque volte, parecchio esplicita sulle faccende sessuali, vestita di rosso, con Jimmy Choo tarocche ai piedi e grande fan del cunnilingus. Alvita spiega come si sia sempre rifiutata di farsi dire (dalla società, dalla Chiesa, dai suoi mariti) come comportarsi o vestirsi. Ne viene fuori un personaggio indimenticabile: una donna schietta che parla in modo sfacciato, onesto, salace, oltraggioso e senza vergogna del potere del suo corpo sui suoi mariti. In un''epoca in cui anche le donne più famose possono faticare a esporre e rendere pubbliche le loro storie contro uomini influenti, questo racconto che ci parla del potere femminile non sarebbe potuto riuscire più importante e tempestivo.

Zadie Smith tutkii eristysaikaa intiimeissä esseissään. ”Smith on ihastuttava esseisti, luonnonlahjakkuus. Hän kirjoittaa samalla tavalla kuin ajattelee, ja hän ajattelee terävästi ja täsmällisesti.” – The Guardian Aavistuksia on koskettava ja ajankohtainen kirjoituskokoelma yhdeltä aikamme näkemyksellisimmistä kirjailijoista. Vuoden 2020 eristysaikana kirjoitetuissa esseissä Smith käsittelee ennenkokemattoman tilanteen synnyttämiä kysymyksiä: Miten siirtyä uuteen todellisuuteen? Miten puhua kärsimyksestä, kun se on suhteellista? Miten osoittaa myötätuntoa? Mitä yllättävä tilanne paljastaa sitä edeltäneestä maailmasta? Syvän henkilökohtaisessa ja lempeässä kirjassaan Smith raivaa tilaa ajatuksille ja antaa lukijan reflektoida niin mennyttä kuin tulevaa. Zadie Smith (s. 1975) on brittikirjailija, joka tunnetaan Lontoon NW-alueelle sijoittuvista urbaaneista, monikulttuurisista ja sosiaalisesti tarkkanäköisistä romaaneistaan. Zadie Smith debytoi kypsällä ja herkkävaistoisella romaanillaan Valkoiset hampaat (suom. 2001). Sen jälkeen häneltä on suomennettu romaanit Nimikirjoitusmies (suom. 2004), Kauneudesta (suom. 2006), Risteymiä (suom. 2013) ja Swing Time (suom. 2017). Smith perheineen asuu New Yorkissa.

"Face aux choses qui nous arrivent, nous nous efforçons tous de nous adapter, d’apprendre, de nous accommoder, parfois de résister, d’autres fois de nous soumettre. Mais les écrivains ne s’arrêtent pas là : ils se saisissent de toute cette masse informe de confusion, et ils la coulent dans un moule de leur conception. Écrire, c’est entièrement résister." Au fil de ces textes émouvants, écrits pendant le confinement à New York, Zadie Smith dévoile les pensées, les réflexions et les sentiments que la période a suscités en elle. Que signifie se soumettre ou résister à une nouvelle réalité ? Dans notre isolement, quelle place accorder aux autres ? Comment devons-nous penser à eux ? Plus clairvoyante que jamais, l’autrice mêle intelligence et traits d’esprit à son style inimitable. Inspirée de faits réels, cette histoire d’amour tragique est aussi un grand roman contemporain : celui d’une femme en exil guidée par l’espoir. "Zadie Smith est une merveille. Elle vous laisse avec le sentiment que vous êtes en compagnie de quelqu’un qui peut vous aider à ressentir les choses profondément." Tom Hollander, The Guardian

夾在夢想家與天賦者之間，我們這些普通人就像拙劣的模仿者， 就算盡力跟上他們的節奏搖擺，也只是陪襯的影子吧！ 故事一開始，是「我」難堪地被老闆遣送回家鄉倫敦。 外人或許很羨慕「我」：我的母親是個靠自學取得學位、為了服務同胞選上議員的優秀黑人女性；我的老闆是世界巨星，身為充滿熱情與天分的歌手，我跟著她搭乘私人飛機跑遍全世界，幫她打理各種事務，包括在西非蓋一間給當地女孩的小學……也在這間小學，我跟我老闆同時愛上了一個耀眼的男老師，最後導致「我」做出了完全失去理性的行為。 回到倫敦，我曾經的閨蜜，一個充滿天賦的舞者，如今生活淹沒在孩子與尿布之中，儘管我的母親想幫助她，她卻指責我的母親沒有盡她的議員之力給她最好的協助……如今我回來了，她嘲笑我：現在，大家都知道你的真面目了。 我的真面目是什麼？或許我一直就是那個愛跳舞但舞步拙劣的小女孩，跟著這世界卻跟不上…… ‧入圍美國國家書評人協會獎小說獎及洛杉磯時報圖書獎的決選名單 ‧《紐約時報》暢銷小說 ‧獲以下媒體及網路平台選為年度最佳圖書：《紐約時報》、《大西洋雜誌》、《哈潑時尚》、《國家郵報》、《科克斯書評》、《西雅圖時報》、亞馬遜網站、全美公共廣播電台、《華盛頓郵報》、《書目雜誌》、《時代雜誌》、《經濟學人》、《英國電訊報》、《新聞日報》、《洛杉磯時報》、《衛報》、《舊金山紀事報》、《今日美國》、《美國公共電視新聞時刻》、《聖路易郵訊報》、《魅力雜誌》、BookPage書評網、BuzzFeed、《Slate雜誌》、《赫芬頓郵報》、《君子雜誌》、《悅己Self雜誌》、《密爾瓦基哨兵日報》、 PopSugar、電子文學、《Elle雜誌》 ☆感動推薦（依姓氏筆畫排列） 作家 少女老王 作家 蔣亞妮 小說家 陳又津 作家 陳栢青 陽明交通大學外文系終身講座教授／國家講座主持人 馮品佳 作家 盧郁佳 諮商心理師 周慕姿 ☆國外好評 「史密斯近十年來最感人的小說，敏銳地聚焦在她最喜歡的主題：努力將迥然相異的經歷主線編織成連貫的自我故事……小說的結構對於記憶的印象感覺很真實，就像我們利用過去當成現在的壓艙石那樣，另外多變的身分結構也感覺很真實，當我們回想早年生活的某些片段、封鎖其他的片段時，那個複雜、複合的「我們」很容易改變、打破再重塑。」──亞麗珊卓‧施瓦茨，《紐約客》 「史密斯是現存非常優秀的批評家，她將她的散文中富有啟發性、感染力的觀點轉換成《搖擺時代》……《搖擺時代》是搭配小說的批評，如同譜上樂曲的舞蹈，兩者互相襯托，為彼此增添生氣。」──《大西洋雜誌》 「史密斯令人興奮的文化洞察力從來沒有遮蔽她筆下人物的整體性，她對人物的觀察非常敏銳，讓人覺得她是親眼目睹了他們的生活。」──《O：歐普拉雜誌》 「熱情洋溢……一本機敏、具有推進力的成長小說……史密斯的幽默既尖銳又詭祕，她用矛頭串起各種各樣的目標，包括缺乏幽默感、氣量狹小的社運積極分子和名人文化過度膨脹的自以為重要。」──《舊金山紀事報》 「精心編織且富有黑人文化情感。」──莉娜‧丹恩，《Lenny新聞通訊》 「具有豐富文化、全球意識，以及政治的敏銳度……莎娣‧史密斯不僅是文采令人驚艷的作家，也是個陷阱設計精巧、善於編織主題的說故事高手，這本《搖擺時代》是莎娣‧史密斯極為出色的作品。」──《新聞日報》 「引人入勝。」──《芝加哥論壇報》 「這個故事非常具有感染力，描述了幾段遭到祕密、未發揮的潛力、不公平的世界所破壞的人生，但是【史密斯】將這故事與另一個人們用跳舞來超越一切的美麗故事交織在一起。」──《經濟學人》 「莎娣‧史密斯繼續留下用敏銳洞察力所描繪的精心挑選的現代生活片段，是無與倫比的文化力量……感受強烈地探究友誼、種族、名聲、母性，以及我們的起源將永遠決定我們的命運此一無可避免的真理。」──《哈潑時尚》 「史密斯在書頁中素以熱情著稱，而在這個描寫女性友誼的細膩故事裡史密斯充滿了活力與狂熱……《搖擺時代》積極地審視了令人費解的種族、階級與流行文化。」──《多倫多生活》 「史密斯有能力捕捉到這種【童年】關係的殘忍與脆弱，這點與義大利作家埃琳娜‧費蘭特相似。」──《波士頓環球報》 「不只是一段友誼，還有我們整個瘋狂、不公的世界全都在史密斯出色、精確的觀察之下。」──《紐約雜誌》 「敘述者真摯的語調掩蓋了這本小說結構的複雜度與密度。每個場景、每個特質都非常成功。」──《時代雜誌》

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''Over het jaar 2020 zullen veel boeken geschreven worden: historische, analytische en politieke werken, maar ook uitgebreide reportages. Deze bundel is geen van voornoemde: het jaar is nog niet eens halverwege. Wat ik heb geprobeerd _ in de stukjes en beetjes tijd waarin het jaar voorzag _ is orde aan te brengen in de wirwar van gevoelens en gedachten die bij me opkwamen door alle gebeurtenissen van de afgelopen maanden. Het zijn bovenal persoonlijke essays: bescheiden per definitie, bondig uit noodzaak.'' Zadie Smith is de auteur van vijf romans, drie essaybundels en een boek met korte verhalen. Ze won onder meer de James Tait Black Memorial Prize, de Orange Prize for Fiction, de Whitbread First Novel Award en de Guardian First Book Award, en stond op de shortlist van de Man Booker Prize en de Baileys Women''s Prize for Fiction. Ze schrijft regelmatig voor The New Yorker en The New York Review of Books.

Zadie Smith is een van de meest iconische, gerespecteerde en populaire auteurs van haar generatie. In Grand Union onderzoekt ze met haar uitmuntende observatievermogen en onovertroffen stem het leven in de moderne wereld. Op fenomenale wijze schakelt Smith in haar verhalen tussen genres, tijdsperiodes en perspectieven, en biedt ze haar lezers kleurrijke en grootse literatuur. Grand Union is een scherpzinnig en vooruitziend werk over tijd en plaats, identiteit en wedergeboorte, het verleden dat ons hardnekkig blijft achtervolgen en de onheilspellende toekomst die ons tegemoet snelt. Alles is mogelijk en alles voelt - dankzij Smiths schitterende blik - vernieuwend en relevant. Perfect gedoseerd en buitengewoon origineel toont Grand Union tot welke wonderen Zadie Smith in staat is. Zadie Smith (1975) publiceerde reeds vijf romans, een novelle en twee essaybundels. Zowel in 2003 als in 2013 werd ze verkozen tot een van de twintig Granta''s Best Young British Novelists. Ze won onder andere de James Tait Black Memorial Prize, de Whitbread Award, de Guardian First Book Award en de Orange Prize. Ook stond ze op de shortlist van de Man Booker Prize en de Baileys Women''s Prize for Fiction. Op dit moment doceert ze aan New York University. Over Swing Time: ''Zadie Smith is de Victor Hugo van onze tijd. (...) Smith schrijft geweldig en heeft een scherp oor voor dialoog. Ook bezit ze het vermogen om in kort bestek empathie op te roepen voor de meest uiteenlopende personages.'' NRC HANDELSBLAD ●●●● ''Een dansbare roman [die] een staande ovatie verdient.'' DE GROENE AMSTERDAMMER ''Indringender en swingender dan ooit.'' HET PAROOL **** ''Vanaf de eerste pagina hangt een zweem van dreiging boven de nieuwe roman van Zadie Smith.'' DE VOLKSKRANT ****

Großartige Essays von Zadie Smith, »einer der wichtigsten literarischen Stimmen unserer Zeit« (Die Welt). Zadie Smith ist nicht nur Autorin vieler hochgelobter Romane, sondern sie brilliert auch besonders in dieser kurzen Form, den Essays. Der vorliegende Band zeigt sie politischer denn je, denn Zadie Smith hat viel zu sagen über die zunehmend bedrohliche Verfasstheit der Welt und der Gesellschaft und bezieht sehr persönlich Stellung. Die Essays sind in fünf Kategorien unterteilt, und alle haben es in sich: »In der Welt« versammelt die politischen Essays, und gerade ihre Gedanken zum Brexit und zu Trump sind vielschichtig und erhellend, authentisch und engagiert. Die Kapitel »Im Publikum«, »Im Museum«, »Im Bücherregal« und »Freiheiten« erzählen uns ihre Sicht auf kulturelle Ereignisse oder persönlich Erlebtes und geben dabei immer ganz viel über sie selbst preis. Da sie sich mit schlechter Politik, guten Büchern, amerikanischen Rappern, Facebook und alten Meistern ähnlich gut auskennt, schreibt sie mit leichter Hand und mal böse, mal bewundernd Essays von besonderer Qualität, die uns die Welt schärfer sehen lassen. Ein Muss für jeden politisch denkenden Leser!

Détenteur de records de vente toujours inégalés dans l''histoire du disque, Michael Jackson, qui figure parmi les personnalités les plus représentées de ces cinquante dernières années, inspire d''innombrables peintres, sculpteurs ou plasticiens de premier plan, tels qu''Isa Genzken, Grayson Perry, Andy Warhol ou Kehinde Wiley... Le présent ouvrage, qui rassemble plus de 80 oeuvres de près de 60 créateurs contemporains, s''intéresse aux raisons qui ont poussé tant d''artistes à prendre Michael Jackson pour sujet et décrypte la manière dont ils ont abordé cette icône mondiale à la personnalité fascinante.

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 sections--In the World, In the Audience, In the Gallery, On the Bookshelf, and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize. What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about? "It''s a cruel portrait of us: 500 million sentient people entrapped in the recent careless thoughts of a Harvard sophomore." Why do we love libraries? "Well-run libraries are filled with people because what a good library offers cannot be easily found elsewhere: an indoor public space in which you do not have to buy anything in order to stay." What will we tell our granddaughters about our collective failure to address global warming? "So I might say to her, look: the thing you have to appreciate is that we''d just been through a century of relativism and deconstruction, in which we were informed that most of our fondest-held principles were either uncertain or simple wishful thinking, and in many areas of our lives we had already been asked to accept that nothing is essential and everything changes--and this had taken the fight out of us somewhat." Gathering in one place for the first time previously unpublished work, as well as already classic essays, such as, "Joy," and, "Find Your Beach," Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics, as well as Smith''s own life. Equally at home in the world of good books and bad politics, Brooklyn-born rappers and the work of Swiss novelists, she is by turns wry, heartfelt, indignant, and incisive--and never any less than perfect company. This is literary journalism at its zenith. Zadie Smith''s new book, Grand Union, is on sale 10/8/2019.

“Smith’s thrilling cultural insights never overshadow the wholeness of her characters, who are so keenly observed that one feels witness to their lives.” —O, The Oprah Magazine “A sweeping meditation on art, race, and identity that may be [Smith’s] most ambitious work yet.” —Esquire A New York Times bestseller • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction • Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize An ambitious, exuberant new novel moving from North West London to West Africa, from the multi-award-winning author of White Teeth and On Beauty. Two brown girls dream of being dancers—but only one, Tracey, has talent. The other has ideas: about rhythm and time, about black bodies and black music, what constitutes a tribe, or makes a person truly free. It''s a close but complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties, never to be revisited, but never quite forgotten, either. Tracey makes it to the chorus line but struggles with adult life, while her friend leaves the old neighborhood behind, traveling the world as an assistant to a famous singer, Aimee, observing close up how the one percent live. But when Aimee develops grand philanthropic ambitions, the story moves from London to West Africa, where diaspora tourists travel back in time to find their roots, young men risk their lives to escape into a different future, the women dance just like Tracey—the same twists, the same shakes—and the origins of a profound inequality are not a matter of distant history, but a present dance to the music of time. Zadie Smith''s newest book, Grand Union, published in 2019.

Revisiting the terrain of her acclaimed novel NW, The Embassy of Cambodia is another remarkable work of fiction from Zadie Smith. ''The fact is, if we followed the history of every little country in the world -- in its dramatic as well as its quiet times -- we would have no space left in which to live our own lives or apply ourselves to our necessary tasks, never mind indulge in occasional pleasures, like swimming . . . '' First published in the New Yorker, The Embassy of Cambodia is a rare and brilliant story that takes us deep into the life of a young woman, Fatou, domestic servant to the Derawals and escapee from one set of hardships to another. Beginning and ending outside the Embassy of Cambodia, which happens to be located in Willesden, north-west London, Zadie Smith''s absorbing, moving and wryly observed story suggests how the apparently small things in an ordinary life always raise larger, more extraordinary questions. ''Its range is lightly immense... a fiction of consequences both global and heart-rendingly intimate'' Guardian ''Smith serves up a smasher'' Independent Playful... unexpected and absolutely right... Skips to a beat all of its own'' Times Praise for NW: ''A triumph . . .modern London is explored in a dazzling portrait . . . every sentence sings'' Guardian ''Intensely funny, richly varied, always unexpected. A joyous, optimistic, angry masterpiece. No better English novel will be published this year'' Philip Hensher, Daily Telegraph ''Absolutely brilliant . . . So electrically authentic, it reads like surveillance transcripts'' Lev Grossman, TIME

Zadie Smith''s brilliant tragi-comic NWfollows four Londoners - Leah, Natalie, Felix and Nathan - after they''ve left their childhood council estate, grown up and moved on to different lives. From private houses to public parks, at work and at play, their city is brutal, beautiful and complicated. Yet after a chance encounter they each find that the choices they''ve made, the people they once were and are now, can suddenly, rapidly unravel. A portrait of modern urban life,NWis funny, sad and urgent - as brimming with vitality as the city itself. A Granta Best Young British Novelist 2013 ''Intensely funny, richly varied, always unexpected. A joyous, optimistic, angry masterpiece. No better English novel will be published this year.'' Philip Hensher, Daily Telegraph ''Astonishing, dazzling. Really - without exaggeration - not since Dickens has there been a better observer of London scenes. Zadie Smith is a genius. It''s hard to imagine a better novel this year - or this decade.'' A. N. Wilson ''Absolutely brilliant. So electrically authentic.'' Time ''Captivating. Funny, sexy, weird, full of acute social comedy. She''s up there with the best around.'' Evening Standard ''Marvellous . . . crackles with reflections on race, music and migration. A lyrical fiction for our times.'' Spectator ''Undeniably brilliant . . . rush out and buy this book.'' Observer

De la aclamada autora de Tiempos de swing y Dientes blancos, Zadie Smith, descubre una historia brillantemente divertida y profundamente conmovedora sobre el amor y la familia. Profesor universitario en una pequeña ciudad de Nueva Inglaterra, el británico Howard Belsey está pasando, a sus cincuenta y siete años, por uno de sus momentos más bajos: su futuro académico parece definitivamente estancado y, en su casa, las cosas van de mal en peor. Tras treinta años de convivencia con Kiki, una hermosa activista afroamericana que ahora pesa ciento veinte kilos, un desliz amoroso amenaza con hundir su matrimonio. En cuanto a sus tres hijos, se encuentran absortos en sus propias vidas: el enamoradizo y sesudo Jerome se ha convertido al cristianismo; la ingenua y ambiciosa Zora sigue los dictados de su precoz inteligencia, y el quinceañero Levi es un abanderado de la negritud. Y como si el panorama no fuera lo bastante complejo, el odiado Monty Kipps, especialista en Rembrandt como él y su adversario más acérrimo, ha sido invitado a formar parte del cuerpo académico de la universidad. Así pues, todo está servido para una hilarante historia en la que el bagaje intelectual y cultural se reduce meramente a un vistoso escudo personal diseñado para protegerse del desamparo y mitigar el implacable paso del tiempo. La agilidad de los diálogos, el ritmo vertiginoso de la acción y el insospechado final hacen de esta novela una obra única, absorbente y conmovedora. ** Ganadora del premio Orange 2006 ** Finalista del Booker La crítica ha dicho... « Sobre la belleza es increíblemente divertida. Zadie Smith posee un talento excepcional para el lenguaje y consigue, una y otra vez, imágenes deslumbrantes.» The Observer «Ambiciosa y extraordinaria.» The Guardian «Una novela conmovedora y entretenida, provocadora y entrañable [...]. Zadie Smith ha escrito una historia tan fascinante como su deslumbrante primera novela, Dientes blancos.» The New York Times «Exuberante y muy divertida. Tan entretenida y adictiva como Dientes blancos.» The Independent «Una novela exuberante, divertida, conmovedora y erudita, que confirma a Zadie Smith como una fuerza de la naturaleza literaria.» Booklist «Con esta novela, Zadie Smith se pone a la cabeza de la nueva generación de escritores británicos [...]. No cabe hablar de homenaje, Sobre la belleza está a la misma altura que Regreso a Howards End.» The New Statesman « Sobre la belleza es una exhibición de maestría en casi todo [...]. Con una asombrosa simpatía hacia todas las formas de la debilidad human Zadie Smith da vida a todos los personajes que retrata, ya sean poetas del hip-hop o lords ingleses. [...] Una excelente novelista de la que E. M. Forster estaría orgulloso.» The Washington Post «Una excepcional comedia sobre las polémicas políticas culturales del nuevo siglo, que divertirá por igual a los lectores con simpatías más a la derecha o a la izquierda. (Aunque no se reirán necesariamente en los mismos párrafos.)» The New York Times Book Review «En esta sátira ácida y arrebatadora, la belleza está a flor de piel, pero la diversión cala hasta los huesos.» Kirkus Reviews «Un oído excelente para el diálogo y un ojo dotado para la comedia de situaciones [...]. Zadie Smith es única.» The Scotsman

Howard Belsey, docente di storia dell''arte, vive la sradicata esistenza di un britannico costretto ad abitare per ragioni professionali negli Stati Uniti.

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