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Feel Free

Essays

by Zadie Smith

Hardcover, 464 pages, Penguin Press, List Price: $28 |

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Title: Feel Free
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Author: Zadie Smith

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In a collection of essays arranged into five sections—In the World, In the Audience, In the Gallery, On the Bookshelf, and Feel Free—the best-selling author of Swing Time discusses important questions about our world that readers will immediately recognize.

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Zadie Smith Ruminates On Brexit, Bieber And Much, Much More In 'Feel Free'

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February 20, 2018 • Smith's massive new essay collection covers a wide assortment of topics, but critic Maureen Corrigan says Feel Free is strongest when it focuses on art and identity.

Zadie Smith Ruminates On Brexit, Bieber And Much, Much More In 'Feel Free'

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From Bieber To Buber, 'Feel Free' Mixes High And Low With A Generous Spirit

February 6, 2018 • Reading Zadie Smith's big-hearted, eloquent new essay collection is a lot like hanging out with a friend who's just as at home with pop stars as she is with philosophers.