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bye ZADIE SMITH

Reading British-born Smith’s brilliant second
collection of essays might be the closest
we’ll ever get to a real-life conversation with
the fiercely private writer, whose prolific BACK TALK
work includes five novels. But in her new by DANIELLE LAZARIN
essay collection, she shares original and
intimate thoughts on subjects ranging from Whether Danielle Lazarin is writing about the
Jay-Z to Facebook to Karl Ove Knausguard, intimate moments between psychic sisters and
all while extrapolating what it means to live estranged siblings, or the awkward exchanges
in an increasingly polarized America. between teenagers and their peculiar parents,
she has the rare ability to evoke an entire
All in all, the opportunity to inhabit Smith’s ecosystem of human behavior—replete with
mind is at once delightful, challenging, and decades of slights and longings—in just a few
important. pages. The word "haunting" is so often
overused, but in this case, it is an accurate
description of how these stories, set between
New York and Paris, maneuver their way into
your thoughts long after reading.

Toluna Magazine | April 2018 11
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