Zadie: Smith

Smith’s bibliography spans historical fiction, campus novels, and experimental narratives:

: A campus novel set in New England, inspired by E. M. Forster’s Howards End , which won the Orange Prize for Fiction . Zadie Smith

: Her career began with meteoric success. Published when she was just 24, White Teeth became an international bestseller and won multiple awards, including the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize . It is often associated with the literary term "hysterical realism" for its sprawling, digressive narrative style. Major Literary Works : Her career began with meteoric success

: Explores celebrity culture and religion through a Jewish-Chinese autograph collector. Major Literary Works : Explores celebrity culture and

: Her first foray into historical fiction, centered on the Victorian-era Tichborne Trial and the life of a former slave, Andrew Bogle. Essays and Public Role

: Born Sadie Smith, she changed her name to Zadie at age 14. She originally aspired to a career in musical theater and tap dancing before turning to literature. She studied English at King’s College, Cambridge , where she wrote the first draft of her debut novel.