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About Zadie Smith
English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer
Zadie Smith is an English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer. Her debut novel, White Teeth, appeared in 2000 and quickly became a best-seller, bringing her wide attention. She has 153 quotes on the site. Smith’s first novel also won several awards. In September 2010, she became a tenured professor in the creative writing faculty at New York University.
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Books by Zadie Smith
White Teeth
2001
On Beauty
2005
The Autograph Man
2003
Swing Time
2017
Changing my mind
2009