On Beauty Smith, Zadie Summary 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“In this sharp, engaging satire, beauty’s only skin-deep, but funny cuts to the bone.” —Kirkus ReviewsHaving hit bestseller lists from the New York Times to the San Francisco Chronicle, this wise, hilarious novel reminds us why Zadie Smith has rocketed to literary stardom. 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“In this sharp, engaging satire, beauty’s only skin-deep, but funny cuts to the bone.” —Kirkus ReviewsHaving hit bestseller lists from the New York Times to the San Francisco Chronicle, 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. Perfect for fans of Arborist Merchandising Root, Self Service, Custom Stores, Contemporary Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Cultural Heritage Fiction. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 464 pages · Hardcover By Smith, Zadie Details ISBN: 9780241142936 Author: Smith, Zadie Format: Hardcover Pages: 464 Language: English Publication date: 2 September 2005 Condition: Used – Very Good About the authors Smith, Zadie and Zadie Smith More about this book Reviews When Howard Belsey's oldest son Jerome falls for Victoria, the stunning daughter of the right-wing Monty Kipps, both families find themselves thrown together, enacting a cultural and personal war against each other.
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