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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.

The Autograph Man

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 22 May 2003
      ISBN-13 9780140276343
      978-0140276343
      ISBN-10 0140276343
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      Contemporary Fiction Books by Zadie Smith

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.

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