Grand union : stories / Zadie Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Zadie, author.

Standardized Title:

Short stories. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories, American.

Genre:

Short stories, American.

Short stories.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

245 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Penguin Press, 2019.

Summary:

"A dazzling collection of short fiction, more than half of which have never been published before, from the multi-award-winning author of White Teeth and Swing Time Zadie Smith has established herself as one of the most iconic, critically-respected, and popular writers of her generation. In her first short story collection, she combines her power of observation and inimitable voice to mine the fraught and complex experience of life in the modern world. With ten extraordinary new stories complemented by a selection of her most lauded pieces for The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and Granta, GRAND UNION explores a wide range of subjects, from first loves to cultural despair, as well as the desire to be the subject of your own experience. In captivating prose, she contends with race, class, relationships, and gender roles in a world that feels increasingly divided. Nothing is off limits, and everything--when captured by Smith's brilliant gaze--feels fresh and relevant. Perfectly paced, and utterly original, GRAND UNION highlights the wonders Zadie Smith can do"-- Provided by publisher.

In her first short story collection, Smith combines her power of observation and inimitable voice to mine the fraught and complex experience of life in the modern world. She explores a wide range of subjects, from first loves to cultural despair, as well as the desire to be the subject of your own experience. In the stories Smith contends with race, class, relationships, and gender roles in a world that feels increasingly divided. -- adapted from jacket

Contents:

The dialectic

Sentimental education

The lazy river

Words and music

Just right

Parents' morning epiphany

Downtown

Miss Adele amidst the corsets

Mood

Escape from New York

Big week

Meet the President!

Two men arrive in a village

Kelso deconstructed

Blocked

The canker

For the King

Now more than ever

Grand union.

Notes:

"First published in Great Britain by Hamish Hamilton, an imprint of Penguin General, a division of Penguin Random House UK, 2019"--Title page verso.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Schneidman Fund bookplate.

Contains:

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Dialectic.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Sentimental education.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Lazy river.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Words and music.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Just right.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Parents' morning epiphany.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Downtown.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Miss Adele amidst the corsets.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Mood.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Escape from New York.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Big week.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Meet the president.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Two men arrive in a village.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Kelso deconstructed.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Blocked.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Canker.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. For the king.

Container of: Smith, Zadie. Now more than ever.

Other Format:

Online version: Smith, Zadie, Grand union

ISBN:

9780525558996

0525558993

9780525559016

0525559019

9780241983126

0241983126

OCLC:

1120934829