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Hace 2 días · In today’s episode, we’re discussing On Beauty, a theme-driven novel by Zadie Smith.Through subtle satire, the book explores complex issues related to race, social class, art, and education—examining these challenging topics within a complex family story and distinctly academic setting.
Hace 3 días · “Recitatif” is Toni Morrison’s only short story, and as she is one of the greatest novelists of the past fifty years, it deserves the careful attention it is given by Zadie Smith in her introduction, “Somebody in There After All.”
Hace 3 días · Il y a donc deux Zadie : l’une, britannique, s’est fait connaître avec « Sourires de loup », son premier et meilleur roman. Elle écrit aussi des articles sur les célébrités en vogue : Beyoncé et Kierkegaard, par exemple. L’autre Zadie est écrivaine elle aussi.
Hace 9 horas · White Teeth, Zadie Smith (2000) The Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk (1996) The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan (1986) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey (1962)
Hace 2 días · In the Hebrew Bible, the word shibboleth means “stream” (Ps. 69:2, 15; Isa. 27:12), except when it means “ear of grain” (Job 24:24). As a multilingual loanword from Hebrew, though, shibboleth derives from Judges 12, where it doesn’t mean anything at all. In fact, in translations it must stand untranslated in order to preserve its ...
Hace 2 días · We are creatures of reference, engaged in private dialogue with the countless dead, blursed to imitate in small ways and in large our own personal Jesus.
Hace 2 días · Join us for a conversation about White Teeth by Zadie Smith. The book focuses on the lives of two families in London and Britain's relationship with immigrants from the British Commonwealth. The book is available for checkout at the Francis Martin Library's circulation desk.
