
On Beauty
Zadie Smith, Peter Francis James, Adjoa Andoh, Philippe Aronson, Ana María de la Fuente Suárez
2005·464 pages·young adult
“Smith's specialty is her ability to render the new world, in its vibrant multiculturalism, with a kind of dancing, daring joy. . . . Her plots and people sing with life. . . . One of the best of the year, a splendid treat.”
— Chicago Tribune
“A thoroughly original tale . . . wonderfully engaging, wonderfully observed . . . That rare thing: a novel that is as affecting as it is entertaining, as provocative as it is humane.”
— Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
“A thing of beauty. Oh happy day when a writer as gifted as Zadie Smith fulfills her early promise with a novel as accomplished, substantive and penetrating as On Beauty .”
— Los Angeles Times
“Short-listed for [the 2005] Man Booker Prize, On Beauty is a rollicking satire . . . a tremendously good read.”
— San Francisco Chronicle
On Beauty
Zadie Smith, Peter Francis James, Adjoa Andoh, Philippe Aronson, Ana María de la Fuente Suárez
Year
2005
Pages
464
Audience
young adult
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Praise
“Smith's specialty is her ability to render the new world, in its vibrant multiculturalism, with a kind of dancing, daring joy. . . . Her plots and people sing with life. . . . One of the best of the year, a splendid treat.”
— Chicago Tribune
“A thoroughly original tale . . . wonderfully engaging, wonderfully observed . . . That rare thing: a novel that is as affecting as it is entertaining, as provocative as it is humane.”
— Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
“A thing of beauty. Oh happy day when a writer as gifted as Zadie Smith fulfills her early promise with a novel as accomplished, substantive and penetrating as On Beauty .”
— Los Angeles Times
“Short-listed for [the 2005] Man Booker Prize, On Beauty is a rollicking satire . . . a tremendously good read.”
— San Francisco Chronicle
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