On Beauty
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On Beauty
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On Beauty
The bestselling, Booker shortlisted novel by one of Britain's greatest living novelists, now a Penguin Essential.
Why do we fall in love with the people we do? Why do we visit our mistakes on our children? What makes life truly beautiful?
Set between New England and London, On Beauty concerns a pair of feuding families - the Belseys and the Kipps - and a clutch of doomed affairs. It puts low morals among high ideals and asks some searching questions about what life does to love. For the Belseys and the Kipps, the confusions - both personal and political - of our uncertain age are about to be brought close to home—right to the heart of family.
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On Beauty by Zadie Smith is widely praised for its intelligent and humorous exploration of the intricacies of identity through the story of a mixed-race British American family at odds with another family holding different views. Reviewers commend Smith for her sharp wit and insightful commentary on cultural and personal complexities.

Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241989166
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 July 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 112.0mm
Height: 180.0mm
Weight: 255g
Pages: 464
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About the Author
Zadie Smith is the author of the novels White Teeth, The Autograph Man, On Beauty, NW and Swing Time; as well as a novella, The Embassy of Cambodia; three collections of essays, Changing My Mind, Feel Free and Intimations; a collection of short stories, Grand Union; and the play, The Wife of Willesden, adapted from Chaucer. She is also the editor of The Book of Other People. Zadie Smith was born in north-west London, where she still lives. The Fraud is her first historical novel.
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