Dazzlingly insightful, explosively funny and ever-timely, Zadie Smith's second essay collection is unmissable.
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 Beautywas shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Orange Prize for Fiction, and NW was shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. 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. Her next novel, Swing Time, is forthcoming in autumn 2016.
A writer so insistent on the possibility of imaginative connection,
so generous and curious with regard to her readers * Evening
Standard *
Refreshingly insightful on any number of topics, from Martin Buber
to Justin Bieber...Reviewing a book by her countryman Geoff Dyer,
[Smith] writes that she is most struck by 'his tone. Its
simplicity, its classlessness, its accessibility and yet its
erudition-the combination is a trick few British writers ever pull
off.' Without question, Smith is one of them * TIME Magazine *
Brims with a wide-ranging enthusiasm...[Smith's] open-mindedness
gives the whole of Feel Free a lively, game-for-anything
spirit...Enchanting * USA Today *
Fascinating stuff! * Love It! *
Charmingly digressive...Smith sets an unpretentious tone...As the
pages pass, there's a palpable absence of self-certainty. In its
place are ample reserves of curiosity and empathy * Minneapolis
Star Tribune *
The joy of this collection is Smith's straightforward phrasing,
often summing up her thesis with a single thoughtful sentence. Her
words are not overwritten; they do not distract from her purpose,
nor are they a barrier to her argument; they are welcoming. I found
myself re-reading the brightest of these sentences over and again,
marveling at her humor and her brevity * Associated Press *
The strongest essays showcase Smith's skills as an art, literary
and cultural critic...One of the pleasures of reading Feel Free is
in savoring Smith's joy when she writes about formative cultural
experiences. As with any book of opinions, Feel Free makes claims
one might dispute...But a collection of essays that doesn't prompt
disagreements would be a dull book, and Feel Free is anything but
dull * Houston Chronicle *
Getting In and Out' is the kind of essay that sheds light on a
whole career, and it would justify this collection even if Feel
Free didn't include a handful of more perfectly crafted pieces of
prose * Chicago Tribune *
For years, [Smith] has been one of the most important literary
journalists we have. This is why * Buffalo News *
Smith writes [ . . . ] with such infectious zeal and engaging
accessibility that it makes you want to turn up at her house and
demand tutoring * Dazed and Confused *
Publisher's Description: Dazzlingly insightful, explosively funny
and ever-timely, essential writer Zadie Smith is back with a second
unmissable collection of essays, following up her critically
acclaimed collection, Changing My Mind * Penguin *
It's good to know that, while my body rusts, I can keep my mind
stretched and nimble by reading Zadie Smith * Observer *
A preturnaturally gifted writer with a voice that's street-smart
and learned, sassy and philosophical all at the same time * The New
York Times *
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