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A profound and unparalleled literary voice, Zadie Smith returns with a;resounding collection of essays In the past two decades, few writers have mastered the craft and art of the essay in the way that Zadie Smith has. Her writing, at once an occasion for personal reckoning and communal reflection, studies the fault lines that divide us and consistently finds grounds for solidarity and compassion. This eagerly awaited new collection brings Smith’s dexterity as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects that have captured her attention in recent years. Organized in five thematic sections--eyeballing, considering, reconsidering, mourning, and confessing--she unspools intimate dialogues with various sources of inspiration. She takes an exhilaratingly close look at artists Toyin Ojih Odutola and Kara Walker. She invites us along to the movies in her review of With an eye towards the past and the present, Smith examines what it means to identify with our contemporary world and the history that frames it.
