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The autograph man, a novel, Zadie Smith

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The autograph man, a novel, Zadie Smith

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The autograph man

Oclc number

52707609

Responsibility statement

Zadie Smith

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"Alex-Li Tandem, [an Anglo-Chinese Jew obsessed with the "Jewish/Goyish" dichotomy he sees everywhere around him], 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."--Cover

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