In this non-fiction collection of essays entitled Intimations, Zadie Smith explores the emotional and physical toll of the coronavirus pandemic on New Yorkers, on Americans, and on human beings in general. Her focus shifts from the minute, like a small encounter with a neighbor while preparing to evacuate the city, to the universal like the sudden shifts in work/life structures to fully pick apart the pandemic's effects on ordinary people. Smith explores themes such as privilege, collectivism, racism, and more through six essays in this collection.
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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