The Autograph Man

Oct 21, 2024 4:55 PM

Author:Zadie Smith

The Autograph Man

From the MAN BOOKER PRIZE- and WOMEN'S PRIZE-SHORTLISTED author of Swing Time, White Teeth and On Beauty

'A pleasure from the first page to the last' Evening Standard

'A glorious concoction by our most beguiling and original prose-wizard' Independent on Sunday

'Full of humour, the search for love and the fear of death... A touching, thoughtful, deeply felt rite-of-passage novel' Sunday Telegraph

The Autograph Man follows one Alex-Li Tandem: a twenty-something Chinese-Jewish autograph dealer turned on by sex, drugs and organised religion. From London to New York, love to death, fathers to sons, Alex tries to discover how a piece of paper can bring him closer to his heart's desire. Exposing our misconceptions about our idols - about ourselves - Zadie Smith delivers a brilliant, unforgettable tale about who we are and what we really want to be.

Reviews

Mo Yan deserves a place in world literature. His voice will find its way into the heart of the reader, just as Kundera and Garcia Marquez have.

—— Amy Tan

His idiom has the spiralling invention and mytho-maniacal quality of much world literature of a high order, from Vargas Llosa to Rushdie.

—— Observer

Brilliant, lyrical and intoxicating.

—— San Francisco Chronicle

One of China's leading writers... Mo Yan stands out in China's literary scene. His work rings with refreshing authenticity.

—— Time

A real heir to Lu Xun, a fine Chinese writer deeply concerned with the gate of his fellow men.

—— Times Literary Supplement

One of the most unusual and powerful fictional works of modern times.

—— New York Newsday

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