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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. With a portrait of modern urban life, this book is about London Life.
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Britain's favourite 21st-century literary author returns to her roots - London.
Zadie Smith's brilliant tragi-comic NW follows 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, NW is funny, sad, and urgent - as brimming with vitality as the city itself.
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NW by Zadie Smith has received mixed reviews. Some reviewers praise its sharp portrayal of London's diverse communities and Smith's ability to capture the essence of modern urban life. Others feel the narrative's structure is fragmented, making it occasionally challenging to follow. Nonetheless, the character depth and the exploration of personal and social issues are frequently highlighted as strengths.
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ISBN: 9780141036595
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 June 2013
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 247g
Pages: 352
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About the Author
Zadie Smith was born in north-west London in 1975. She is the author of the novels White Teeth, The Autograph Man, On Beauty and NW, as well as The Embassy of Cambodia and a collection of essays, Changing My Mind. She is also the editor of The Book of Other People. Zadie was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2002, and was listed as one of Granta's 20 Best Young British Novelists in 2003 and again in 2013. White Teeth won multiple literary awards including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Guardian First Book Award. On Beauty was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Orange Prize for Fiction 2006, and NW was shortlisted for the Baileys Prize for Fiction 2013. Zadie Smith is currently a tenured professor of fiction at New York University and lives in London and New York with her husband and two children. In 2016 she will publish her next novel, Swing Time.
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