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I like books that don't give you an easy ride. I like the feeling of discomfort. The sense of being implicated.

Zadie Smith

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Zadie Smith
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 27
Essayist
Novelist
Writer
London
England
Zadie Adeline Smith
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