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Zadie Smith @zadiesmith.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Let’s have some fun: Which do you prefer in a book strong characters or a twisty plot? Or does it depend on the day? #WhatAreYouReading #BooksThatStayWithYou #WritersCommunity #FictionThatMatters #InspiredByStories

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Zadie Smith @zadiesmith.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Historical fiction is like walking a tightrope you’re balancing truth with imagination. With The Fraud, I wanted to illuminate the gaps. What’s your favorite historical novel? #TheFraudNovel #HistoricalFiction #TruthAndIdentity #StorytellingThroughTime

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Zadie Smith @zadiesmith.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The Fraud was such a journey digging into history, wrestling with truth and storytelling. It’s about who gets to tell the story and who gets believed. For anyone who’s read it: which part of Eliza’s story stayed with you the most? a.co/d/a8fKz4t

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Zadie Smith @zadiesmith.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Swing Time started with a simple question: how do we find our place in the world when the past is always pulling us back? Dance, friendship, ambition—it all felt tied to that. I wonder, what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of your own childhood dreams? a.co/d/bJ7gCyW

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Zadie Smith @zadiesmith.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Writing NW was my way of mapping out a world I knew so well yet kept discovering anew. The rhythms of north-west London, the lives intertwined there it’s as much about the city as the people. If you’ve read it, tell me: what did the city mean to you? a.co/d/dBkQ9P7

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Zadie Smith @zadiesmith.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

With On Beauty, I wanted to explore what holds a family together and what can pull it apart. Beauty, art, politics, love… it’s all a little messy, isn’t it? For those who’ve read it: which character stayed with you the longest? a.co/d/0fjkJVl

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Zadie Smith @zadiesmith.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I wrote The Autograph Man at a time when I was thinking a lot about obsession and identity. What happens when we chase the idea of someone rather than the person themselves? I’d love to know: have you ever met one of your heroes, and how did it go? a.co/d/5DALr8F

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Zadie Smith @zadiesmith.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The past is always tense, the future perfect." This line from White Teeth still echoes for me time has such a way of holding us hostage, doesn’t it? What’s a quote that’s stayed with you lately? www.amazon.com/dp/037570386...

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