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Grand Union

By Zadie Smith
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Grand Union by Zadie Smith is a collection of short stories that explore a wide range of themes, including identity, family, and modern life. The stories span various genres and styles, blending the mundane with the fantastical to offer poignant reflections on contemporary society. Through a diverse array of characters and narratives, Smith examines moments of connection and disconnection, capturing the complexity of human experience.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy a collection of diverse and thought-provoking short stories that explore themes of identity, society, and human connection. It offers a mix of wit and poignancy, delivering a broad range of voices and vivid storytelling that reflect the complexity of contemporary life. If you appreciate narratives that provoke reflection and discussion, this might be a delightful addition to your reading list.

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Grand Union

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The first ever collection of stories from the bestselling and beloved author of Swing Time and White Teeth.

In the summer of 1959, an Antiguan immigrant in north-west London lives the last day of his life.

A mother looks back on her early forays into matters of the human heart, considering the destructive nature of desire.

A disgraced cop stands amid the broken shards of his life, unable to move forward into a future that holds no place for him.

A teenager chases spectres through virtual reality, trailed by a little girl with a runny nose and no surviving family.

We all take a much-needed break from this mess, on a package holiday where the pool's electric blue is endless, while political and environmental collapse happen far away to someone else.

Zadie Smith presents a sharply alert and slyly prescient collection about time and place, identity and rebirth, the persistent legacies that haunt our present selves and the uncanny futures that rush up to meet us.

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Zadie Smith's Grand Union is celebrated for its captivating storytelling and sharp social commentary. The collection showcases a blend of humor, acute observation, and a keen exploration of contemporary issues such as race, desire, and cancel culture. Praised as both rigorously experimental and socially engaging, the stories are lauded for their wit, literary brilliance, and the masterful use of dialogue. Critics appreciate Smith's ability to entertain while offering insights into the modern world.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241983126

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 October 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 181g

Pages: 256

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Zadie Smith

About the Author

Zadie Smith is the author of the novels White Teeth, The Autograph Man, On Beauty, NW and Swing Time; as well as a novella, The Embassy of Cambodia; three collections of essays, Changing My Mind, Feel Free and Intimations; a collection of short stories, Grand Union; and the play, The Wife of Willesden, adapted from Chaucer. She is also the editor of The Book of Other People. Zadie Smith was born in north-west London, where she still lives. The Fraud is her first historical novel.

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