Ali Smith and Zadie Smith are great young British authors. I thoroughly enjoyed A. Smith's Hotel World. Her latest, The Accidental, is not bad, either.
Just finished reading Z. Smith's third novel, On Beauty. Once again, brilliant observations on people, very nice twists in the story. More fun than "The Autograph Man", but maybe not as captivating as "White Teeth". With White Teeth, Smith really kept the reader wondering what could happen next.. a bit like you would wonder what an unpredictable friend would do next. On Beauty is mainly about academics and they are maybe not unpredictable enough.
Penguin published two of Smith's short stories in a small volume. I'd be looking forward for her to publish a collection of interlinked short stories.
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