- New York Times reviewed, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, short stories (single author), American Short stories
"In the summer of 1959, an Antiguan immigrant in north west London lives the last day of his life, unknowingly caught in someone else's story of hate and division, resistance and revolt.
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- contemporarynostalgic
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- resolvedopen-ended
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About the book
- Author
- Zadie Smith
- First published
- 2019
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- Penguin Press, Salamandra Black, Penguin Books, Limited
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9780525559016
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About Zadie Smith · 1975
English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer
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