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Nov 2024
53m 10s

Fashion Neurosis with Zadie Smith

Bella Freud
About this episode

Zadie Smith is a British novelist, essayist, and short story writer. She is the author of six novels and her first book White Teeth was completed during her final year at Cambridge University. Published in 2000, White Teeth became an instant international bestseller - winning numerous awards, making her one of the most sought after and widely read young literary figures.

Zadie Smith has lived in Rome, also in New York where she taught fiction at Columbia, then joining New York University as a tenured professor of fiction in 2010. Her combination of cool style and intellect makes her a fascinating and alluring personality.

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