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Dead and Alive
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An illuminating new essay collection from one of the most distinctive, exciting and acclaimed writers of her generation, Zadie SmithAn illuminating new essay collection from one of the most distinctive, exciting and acclaimed writers of her generation, Zadie Smith
‘Zadie Smith is a wonderful essayist. She is a natural. She writes as she thinks, and she thinks crisply and exactly’ – Tessa Hadley, Guardian‘Zadie Smith is a wonderful essayist. She is a natural. She writes as she thinks, and she thinks crisply and exactly’ – Tessa Hadley, GuardianGuardian
In this keenly awaited new collection, Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects which have captured her attention in recent years.
She takes an exhilaratingly close look at artists Toyin Ojih Odutola, Kara Walker and Celia Paul. She invites us along to the movies, to see and to think about TárTár, and to Glastonbury to witness the ascendance of Stormzy. She takes us on a walk down Kilburn High Road in her beloved North West London and invites us to mourn with her the passing of writers Joan Didion, Martin Amis, Hilary Mantel, Philip Roth and Toni Morrison. She considers changes of government on both sides of the Atlantic – and the meaning of ‘the commons’ in all our lives.
Throughout this thrilling collection, Zadie Smith shows us once again her unrivalled ability to think through critically and humanely some of the most urgent preoccupations and tendencies of our troubled times.
‘Zadie Smith is a wonderful essayist. She is a natural. She writes as she thinks, and she thinks crisply and exactly’ – Tessa Hadley, Guardian‘Zadie Smith is a wonderful essayist. She is a natural. She writes as she thinks, and she thinks crisply and exactly’ – Tessa Hadley, GuardianGuardian
In this keenly awaited new collection, Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects which have captured her attention in recent years.
She takes an exhilaratingly close look at artists Toyin Ojih Odutola, Kara Walker and Celia Paul. She invites us along to the movies, to see and to think about TárTár, and to Glastonbury to witness the ascendance of Stormzy. She takes us on a walk down Kilburn High Road in her beloved North West London and invites us to mourn with her the passing of writers Joan Didion, Martin Amis, Hilary Mantel, Philip Roth and Toni Morrison. She considers changes of government on both sides of the Atlantic – and the meaning of ‘the commons’ in all our lives.
Throughout this thrilling collection, Zadie Smith shows us once again her unrivalled ability to think through critically and humanely some of the most urgent preoccupations and tendencies of our troubled times.
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3.5
“Captivated by Zadie Smith’s thoughts and writing. Loved it.”
“Dead and Alive is both grounding and otherworldly as the reader is transported through different memories and different lives. This is my first Zadie Smith read and I find her prose inspires me to write myself (as well as learn new words) so I would love to go back and visit her older work. My favourite essay in here was about Stormzy at Glastonbury which was told in such a fun and fresh way that it made me think of concerts with a new perspective whilst managing to pinpoint a very specific feeling I also had at Florence and The Machine’s concert. This book is also an education in topics like art, writing, race theory, generational differences, history, but manages to teach on all this in a subliminal manner that doesn’t take away from the being engrossed in the stories.”
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