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On Beauty
Book • 2005
On Beauty is a 2005 novel by Zadie Smith, loosely based on E.M.
Forster's 'Howards End'.
The story follows the lives of a mixed-race British/American family, the Belseys, and their complex relationships with another family, the Kipps.
It addresses ethnic and cultural differences, the nature of beauty, and the clash between liberal and conservative academic values.
The novel is set in the fictional university town of Wellington, outside Boston, and explores themes such as aesthetics, academic politics, and personal identity.
It received generally favorable reviews and was shortlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize.
Forster's 'Howards End'.
The story follows the lives of a mixed-race British/American family, the Belseys, and their complex relationships with another family, the Kipps.
It addresses ethnic and cultural differences, the nature of beauty, and the clash between liberal and conservative academic values.
The novel is set in the fictional university town of Wellington, outside Boston, and explores themes such as aesthetics, academic politics, and personal identity.
It received generally favorable reviews and was shortlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize.
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