Listen to hear me chat about this brilliant short story collection and quote Zadie Smith at her most sharp and deliciously witty. I also delve into the use of metafiction in the stories and consider the powerful effect of immersion into Smith's mind that I experienced when reading this collection.
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Sources mentioned:
Grand Union Review by Johanna Thomas-Corr:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/14/grand-union-zadie-smith-review-short-stories
Grand Union Review by Rebecca Makkai:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/books/review/grand-union-stories-zadie-smith.html
Zadie, Take Three by Jessica Murphy Moo (inc. Zadie Smith on notebooks):
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/10/zadie-take-three/304294/
Further reading on writer's notebooks:
Writer's Notebooks by Jackie Morris:
http://www.jackiemorris.co.uk/writers-notebooks/
'Messy attics of the mind': what's inside a writer's notebook by Philip Horne and contributing writers:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/06/tales-masters-notebooks-stories-henry-james
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