Grand Union is a collection of 19 short stories, some previously published, others entirely new, by the author Zadie Smith. Her characters contend with difficult situations like abandonment, the wounds from childhood trauma interfering in daily life, and racially motivated violence. Smith also experiments with form in stories that feature snapshots or impressions from imagined lives in New York City. The collection addresses themes related to aging, racial prejudice, and motherhood, among others.
British writer Zadie Smith has published only two novels: White Teeth, winner of two major literary awards and with over one million copies in print, and The Autograph Man. Smith burst into the intern...
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