Zadie Smith was born in Northwest London in 1975 and still lives in the area. She is the author of White Teeth, The Autograph Man, On Beauty, Changing My Mind, NW, and most recently Swing Time.
Winner of the 2006 Orange Prize for fiction and from the celebrated author of "White Teeth" comes another bestselling masterwork Having 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 warsaon both sides of the Atlanticaserve 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 Smithas reputation as a major literary talent. Named one of the Ten Best Books of the Year by the "New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, Time," and "Publishers Weekly" A "New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Denver Post," and "Publishers Weekly" bestseller A "Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Atlantic Monthly, Newsday, Christian Science Monitor," and "Minneapolis Star Tribune" Best Book of the Year Short-listed for the Man Booker Prize BACKCOVER: Praise for "On Beauty": aA thoroughly original tale . . . wonderfully engaging, wonderfully observed . . . That rare thing: a novel that is as affecting as it is entertaining, as provocative as it is humane.a aMichiko Kakutani, "The New York Times" aA thing of beauty. Oh happy day when a writer as gifted as Zadie Smith fulfills her early promise with a novel as accomplished, substantive and penetrating as "On Beauty."a a"Los Angeles Times" aSmithas specialty is her ability to render the new world, in its vibrant multiculturalism, with a kind of dancing, daring joy. . . . Her plots and people sing with life. . . . One of the best of the year, a splendid treat. a a"Chicago Tribune" aShort-listed for the 2005] Man Booker Prize, On Beauty is a rollicking satire . . . a tremendously good read.a a"San Francisco Chronicle"
虽然直到第286页,扎迪·史密斯才通过一本偶然找到的《看得见风景的房间》首次提及福斯特,但其实从小说的第一句话开始,史密斯就已经在向福斯特致敬了。“我们还是从杰尔姆写给他父亲的电子邮件开始吧”,小说如是开头;而福斯特在《霍华德庄园》里的版本是,“我们还是从海...
极具阅读快感。把各方面人物和场面描绘得异常精彩,甚至衣着和日常琐事。结构和立场都完美地追随了Forster,虽然情节的某些走向对我的趣味而言过于戏剧化。不能说对ongoing culture wars of our time有多少特别的反思,但做到了饶富意味的展示。Zadie Smith是一个称职的小说家。
评分2020年美国这个背景读Zadie Smith 的这本小说觉得格外的贴切。Kiki和Monty 是自由主义者和保守精英的冲突,Levi是激进派,认为有色人种被剥夺的应该通过暴力和财富的再分配夺回来。家庭,儿女,中年危机,师生的权力关系,婚姻和爱情的复杂性,熬过三分之一之后小说变得格外的吸引人。
评分极具阅读快感。把各方面人物和场面描绘得异常精彩,甚至衣着和日常琐事。结构和立场都完美地追随了Forster,虽然情节的某些走向对我的趣味而言过于戏剧化。不能说对ongoing culture wars of our time有多少特别的反思,但做到了饶富意味的展示。Zadie Smith是一个称职的小说家。
评分2020年美国这个背景读Zadie Smith 的这本小说觉得格外的贴切。Kiki和Monty 是自由主义者和保守精英的冲突,Levi是激进派,认为有色人种被剥夺的应该通过暴力和财富的再分配夺回来。家庭,儿女,中年危机,师生的权力关系,婚姻和爱情的复杂性,熬过三分之一之后小说变得格外的吸引人。
评分2020年美国这个背景读Zadie Smith 的这本小说觉得格外的贴切。Kiki和Monty 是自由主义者和保守精英的冲突,Levi是激进派,认为有色人种被剥夺的应该通过暴力和财富的再分配夺回来。家庭,儿女,中年危机,师生的权力关系,婚姻和爱情的复杂性,熬过三分之一之后小说变得格外的吸引人。
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