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Zadie Smith

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Urban mosaic, lives intersect in London's heart.

"NW" might resonate with you if you appreciate stories that serve as a mirror to the vibrant complexities of urban life. Zadie Smith deftly captures the essence of a city through the intertwining lives of her characters, each struggling to navigate the spaces between their shared past and uncertain futures. It's a tale that's both particular in its setting and universal in its themes of connection and disruption. This book could be a stunning exploration for anyone fascinated by the rich tapestry of human experience within the microcosm of a city.

  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2012)
  • The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Nominee (2013)
  • Women's Prize for Fiction Nominee (2013)
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ISBN: 9780241145555
Author: Zadie Smith
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Date of Publication: 2012-09-06
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.48
(rated by 43101 readers)

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This is the story of a city. The northwest corner of a city. Here you'll find guests and hosts, those with power and those without it, people who live somewhere special and others who live nowhere at all. And many people in between. Every city is like this. Cheek-by-jowl living. Separate worlds. And then there are the visitations: the rare times a stranger crosses a threshold without permission or warning, causing a disruption in the whole system. Like the April afternoon a woman came to Leah Hanwell's door, seeking help, disturbing the peace, forcing Leah out of her isolation. Zadie Smith's brilliant tragi-comic new novel follows four Londoners - Leah, Natalie, Felix and Nathan – as they try to make adult lives outside of Caldwell, the council estate of their childhood. From private houses to public parks, at work and at play, their London is a complicated place, as beautiful as it is brutal, where the thoroughfares hide the back alleys and taking the high road can sometimes lead you to a dead end. Depicting the modern urban zone – familiar to town-dwellers everywhere – Zadie Smith's NW is a quietly devastating novel of encounters, mercurial and vital, like the city itself.
 

Urban mosaic, lives intersect in London's heart.

"NW" might resonate with you if you appreciate stories that serve as a mirror to the vibrant complexities of urban life. Zadie Smith deftly captures the essence of a city through the intertwining lives of her characters, each struggling to navigate the spaces between their shared past and uncertain futures. It's a tale that's both particular in its setting and universal in its themes of connection and disruption. This book could be a stunning exploration for anyone fascinated by the rich tapestry of human experience within the microcosm of a city.

  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2012)
  • The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Nominee (2013)
  • Women's Prize for Fiction Nominee (2013)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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