My Postcolonial Lit class, taught in Slovenia, concluded with Zadie Smith exploring a transformed, multicultural world.
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Do Novels Open Us Up or Contain Us?
A recent Zadie Smith article explores whether novels open us up or contain us. Her answer: Both.
Michelle Obama’s Favorite Books
Tuesday The indispensable “By the Book” column in the New YorkTimes recently interviewed Michelle Obama about her favorite books, and her answers are fascinating. I’ll list them and then discuss the patterns I see: Novels she’s currently reading –Zadie Smith, White Teeth, which Malia also loves –Tayari Jones, American Marriage –Mohsid Hamid, Exit West –Anne Patchett, […]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged A Snowy Day, American Marriage, Anne Patchett, Astrid Lindgren, Commonwealth, Exit West, Ezra Jack Keats, Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck, Life of Pi, Michelle Obama, Mohsid Hamid, Pippi Longstocking, Tayari Jones, White Teeth, Yann Martel Comments closed
Despite Trump, “The Land Holds Us Still”
On this one-month anniversary of the 2016 election, I look back at two authors who meditated on what to do next immediately after hearing the news. Terry Tempest Williams looks to nature while Zadie Smith looks to the music to be found in multiethnic harmony.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Erosion", 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump, hope, resistance, Terry Temest Williams, White Teeth Comments closed
