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Intimations - Six Essays (Paperback)
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"[Smith's] slim collection of essays captures this peculiar moment
with startling clarity. . . . The personal and political
intermingle for a powerful indictment of America's social systems."
-TIME, The 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 "While quarantined amid the
Covid-19 pandemic, Smith penned six dazzling, trenchant essays
burrowing deep into our contemporary culture of disease and
upheaval and reflecting on what was 'once necessary' that now
'appears inessential . . .'" -O, The Oprah Magazine, Best Books of
2020 "Smith does more than illuminate what we're going through
right now. She offers a model of how to think ourselves through a
fraught historical moment without getting hysterical or
sanctimonious, without losing our compassion or our appreciation
for what's good in other people. She teaches us how to be better at
being human." -John Powers, Fresh Air A New York Times Bestseller
Deeply personal and powerfully moving, a short and timely series of
reflective essays by one of the most clear-sighted and essential
writers of our time. Written during the early months of lockdown,
Intimations explores ideas and questions prompted by an
unprecedented situation. What does it mean to submit to a new
reality--or to resist it? How do we compare relative sufferings?
What is the relationship between time and work? In our isolation,
what do other people mean to us? How do we think about them? What
is the ratio of contempt to compassion in a crisis? When an
unfamiliar world arrives, what does it reveal about the world that
came before it? Suffused with a profound intimacy and tenderness in
response to these extraordinary times, Intimations is a slim,
suggestive volume with a wide scope, in which Zadie Smith clears a
generous space for thought, open enough for each reader to reflect
on what has happened--and what should come next. The author will
donate her royalties from the sale of Intimations to charity.
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