These are “occasional essays” in that they were written for particular occasions, particular editors.
Menna Abu Zahrafez uma citaçãohá 4 anos
I am especially grateful to Bob Silvers, David Remnick, Deborah Treisman, Cressida Leyshon, Lisa Allardice and Sarah Sands for suggesting I stray into film reviewing, obituaries, cub reporting, literary criticism and memoir.
Menna Abu Zahrafez uma citaçãohá 4 anos
Two thousand words about Christmas? About Katharine Hepburn? Kafka? Liberia? A hundred thousand words piled up that way.
Menna Abu Zahrafez uma citaçãohá 4 anos
Zadie Smith’s essays contain stimulating and cranky observations about writing, politics, high culture, pop culture, and even Katharine Hepburn.”
Menna Abu Zahrafez uma citaçãohá 4 anos
“With Changing My Mind, Smith has given the art of the essay its most interesting and educational revival in years.” —Michael Lee, BookPage
Menna Abu Zahrafez uma citaçãohá 4 anos
a collection of criticism, essays, and reviews for outlets such as The New Yorker and the U.K.’s Guardian,
Menna Abu Zahrafez uma citaçãohá 4 anos
Her essays have appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Believer.
Zlata Veresniakfez uma citaçãohá 7 anos
These days “self-actualization” is the aim, and if you can’t do it alone you are admitting a weakness.