The Autograph Man

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Coming of Age, Literary
Cover of the book The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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Author: Zadie Smith ISBN: 9781400034437
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: August 12, 2003
Imprint: Vintage Language: English
Author: Zadie Smith
ISBN: 9781400034437
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: August 12, 2003
Imprint: Vintage
Language: English

Alex-Li Tandem sells autographs. His business is to hunt for names on paper, collect them, sell them, and occasionally fake them—all to give the people what they want: a little piece of Fame. But what does Alex want? Only the return of his father, the end of religion, something for his headache, three different girls, infinite grace, and the rare autograph of forties movie actress Kitty Alexander. With fries.

The Autograph Man is a deeply funny existential tour around the hollow trappings of modernity: celebrity, cinema, and the ugly triumph of symbol over experience. It offers further proof that Zadie Smith is one of the most staggeringly talented writers of her generation. Look for her new book Swing Time, coming November 2016.

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Alex-Li Tandem sells autographs. His business is to hunt for names on paper, collect them, sell them, and occasionally fake them—all to give the people what they want: a little piece of Fame. But what does Alex want? Only the return of his father, the end of religion, something for his headache, three different girls, infinite grace, and the rare autograph of forties movie actress Kitty Alexander. With fries.

The Autograph Man is a deeply funny existential tour around the hollow trappings of modernity: celebrity, cinema, and the ugly triumph of symbol over experience. It offers further proof that Zadie Smith is one of the most staggeringly talented writers of her generation. Look for her new book Swing Time, coming November 2016.

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