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Intimations

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Intimations

By: Zadie Smith
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Deeply personal and powerfully moving, a short and timely series of essays on the experience of lockdown, by one of the most clear-sighted and essential writers of our time.

From the critically acclaimed author of Feel Free, Swing Time, White Teeth and many more.

'There will be many books written about the year 2020: historical, analytic, political and comprehensive accounts. This is not any of those - the year isn't half-way done. What I've tried to do is organize some of the feelings and thoughts that events, so far, have provoked in me, in those scraps of time the year itself has allowed. These are above all personal essays: small by definition, short by necessity.'

Crafted with the sharp intelligence, wit and style that have won Zadie Smith millions of fans and suffused with a profound intimacy and tenderness in response to these unprecedented times, Intimations is a vital work of art, a gesture of connection and an act of love - an essential book in extraordinary times.

©2020 Zadie Smith (P)2020 Penguin Audio Art & Literature Authors Women

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Beautifully read and beautifully written. I really enjoyed this powerful and moving collection of essays.

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This is one of the most powerfully provocative things I have ever read. I love the humanity, the holding of despair before us and in places the relief of humourous absurdity which Zadie Smith achieves. I am now required ever more to examine the delusions which I have so loyally served.

A real "test of my physical and moral courage"

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This is a great read and a vivid, heartfelt reflection on the extraordinary times we're living in. They'll make kids and students read this on their history courses in the future. I thought 'Postscript: Contempt As A Virus' in particular was absolutely excellent and all the better for being so angry.

Brilliant

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Zadie Smith reading her own thoughts and analysis of current events and issues absolutely captivated my thinking. A must read for anyone wanting to understand empathy, contempt and suffering in the context of 2020. Cleverly managing to both leave me feeling heard and inspired to do better without feeling overindulged or scolded respectively.

Profound and important

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To put to words what’s underneath peoples extra layers of skin, is so much more than “something to do”. That is making the larger unconscious avaialble to all.

Read it!

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Quite a slight read but Zadies prose and cool delivery kept me solidly engaged throughout. A true master of painting vivid pictures of colourful characters. In its short runtime she manages the comical, tragic and profound with a very recognisable style. A book very much of its time that I will be curious to revisit.

Short and sweet

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Love her words and her voice. One of my favourite writers and thos book is so much fun.

Beautiful

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This is just what's needed right now. Conclusive reflection of the fully known. Very enjoyable.

Incredible

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Really interesting to re listen to Intimations with Covid now a distant reality stowed away in the wardrobe.
I would’ve liked Zadie to slow down a bit when racing through long complex sentences. Saying that she still has a wonderful melodious voice. More please.

As always top stuff from Zadie

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I have always loved Zadie more as a person than her writings. Probably because I am not her demographic. But I love to hear her interviews.

She is an hamronious paradox - both serious and fun, so sensitive and strong, academic and all about pop culture, so honest about parenting challenges, never blowing her own horn in any way.

My point is that this is the first book she came across to me like I feel her in the interviews. More universal than the other two I have tried. And the fact that she is reading is 🌟
You can also hear her singing voice.

Oh! Her students are so lucky! ❤️

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