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Twenty-five or so outstanding writers have been asked by Zadie Smith to make up a fictional character. By any measure, creating character is at the heart of the fictional enterprise, and this book concentrates on writers who share a talent for making something recognizably human out of words (and, in the case of the graphic novelists, pictures). But the purpose of the book is variety: straight 'realism' - if such a thing exists - is not the point. There are as many ways to create character as there are writers, and this anthology features a rich assortment of exceptional examples.
The writers featured in The Book of Other People include:
- Zadie Smith
- Aleksandar Hemon
- Dave Eggers
- Daniel Clowes
- Edwidge Danticat
- Jonathan Lethem
- Jonathan Safran Foer
- Andrew Sean Greer
- A.M. Homes
- Heidi Julavits
- Miranda July
- ZZ Packer
- A.L. Kennedy
- Andrew O'Hagan
- Posy Simmons
- Adam Thirlwill
- Vendela Vida
- Nick Hornby
- Hari Kunzru
- Toby Litt
- David Mitchell
- George Saunders
- Colm Tuibin
- Chris Ware
Additional Information
| Author | Zadie Smith (editor) |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Page Count | 288pp |
| Publication Size | 6 x 8.75 |
| Publication Notes | Softcover, Partial Color |
| Publication Date | January 2, 2008 |
| ISBN | 978-0143038184 |
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