Smith, Zadie, 1975-

Writer Zadie Smith looks at the camera against a brightly colored backdrop

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November 21, 2016

50:30

Novelist Zadie Smith On Historical Nostalgia And The Nature Of Talent

Smith's latest book, Swing Time, tells the story of two girls who dream of being dancers, but only one has the talent to do so

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October 17, 2005

44:02

Zadie Smith: 'On Beauty' and Difference

Best-selling author Zadie Smith's new book, On Beauty, follows the lives of two mixed-race families in a fictional New England college town. Smith's previous work includes the novel White Teeth.

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Novelist Zadie Smith On Historical Nostalgia And The Nature Of Talent

Zadie Smith: 'On Beauty' and Difference

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