On Beauty
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On Beauty by Zadie Smith
One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyWinner of the 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction, another bestselling masterwork from the celebrated author of Swing Time and White Teeth
"Thoroughly original . . . A novel that is as affecting as it is entertaining, as provocative as it is humane." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
This wise, hilarious novel reminds us why Zadie Smith has rocketed to literary stardom. On Beauty is the story of an interracial family living in the university town of Wellington, Massachusetts, whose misadventures in the culture wars--on both sides of the Atlantic--serve to skewer everything from family life to political correctness to the combustive collision between the personal and the political. Full of dead-on wit and relentlessly funny, this tour de force confirms Zadie Smith's reputation as a major literary talent.
Zadie Smith was born in 1975 in Northwest London and still resides there. White Teeth, The Autograph Man, On Beauty, Shifting My Mind, NW, and most recently Swing Time are among her works.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780143037743 |
| ISBN 10 | 0143037749 |
| Title | On Beauty |
| Author | Zadie Smith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2006-08-29 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Prizes | Winner of Man Booker Prize for Fiction., Winner of Orange Prize for Fiction. |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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