One of the most exciting
novels to come out of the late 90’s was the Dickensian epic White Teeth. The then 25 year-old
British novelist Zadie Smith burst forth into the literary world as a new
Talent To Watch.
Born in a London working
class family and daughter of a Jamaican mother and a British father, Smith was also
a physically striking woman, which made her the subject of countless articles and
photo spreads. She won numerous awards (The Orange Prize for fiction for one) for her incredibly smart, multi-layered works.
This month, Smith unleashed her fourth and newest novel, NW.
The jury is still out, but The Leopard will be among those first on line for a copy.
