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Global Pudding – Review of Zadie Smith’s new novel Swing Time

5. April 2017Gesa StedmanReviewHamish Hamilton, Penguin Random House, stereotypes, Swing Time, Zadie Smith

While publishers and reviewers might see a new novel by Zadie Smith as an event, Gesa Stedman questions this from the perspective of the reader. Stereotypical characters, a global plot, and an unlikeable protagonist make Swing Time a novel with less than average appeal. A new novel by Zadie Smith […] Read more

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