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Zadie Smith

Books and Authors

CHAPTER

Exploring the Forgotten Novelist and the Absurdity of Celebrity

This chapter discusses the author's curiosity about William Ainsworth, the episodic style of the novel, and the feeling of childishness experienced by novelists. It also explores the character of Eliza Touche and her unconventional inner life in the 19th century.

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