Grand Union

<p><b>A treasure trove of outstanding stories from 'the best writer of our generation' (Gary Shteyngart) - the perfect gift for the Zadie Smith fan in your life</b><br><br><b>'She's already one of our best novelists and essayists, this reminds us that her short stories are right up there too' Observer<br><br>'Sexy and hilarious. There is no moment in <i>Grand Union</i> when we are not entertained, or doubt that we are in the company of one of our best contemporary writers' Guardian<br><br>'Brilliant. Another slam dunk. Street life, patois, music, food, clothes, hair: Smith has her finger on the pulse of life and the utter weirdness of whatever has just become normal. This is a book of and for the times, sobering in its clarity but bracingly witty and clever' Evening Standard<br><br>'Smith's dialogue crackles with mordant wit. This dazzling collection of stories will leave you with plenty to think about' Independent</b><br><br>Interleaving ten completely new and unpublished stories with some of her best-loved pieces from the <i>New Yorker</i> and elsewhere, Zadie Smith presents a dizzyingly rich and varied collection of fiction. Moving exhilaratingly across genres and perspectives, from the historic to the vividly current to the slyly dystopian, <i>Grand Union </i>is a sharply alert and prescient collection about time and place, identity and rebirth, the persistent legacies that haunt our present selves and the uncanny futures that rush up to meet us.</p> <p><b>A treasure trove of outstanding stories from 'the best writer of our generation' (Gary Shteyngart) - the perfect gift for the Zadie Smith fan in your life</b><br><br><b>'She's already one of our best novelists and essayists, this reminds us that her short stories are right up there too' Observer<br><br>'Sexy and hilarious. There is no moment in <i>Grand Union</i> when we are not entertained, or doubt that we are in the company of one of our best contemporary writers' Guardian<br><br>'Brilliant. Another slam dunk. Street life, patois, music, food, clothes, hair: Smith has her finger on the pulse of life and the utter weirdness of whatever has just become normal. This is a book of and for the times, sobering in its clarity but bracingly witty and clever' Evening Standard<br><br>'Smith's dialogue crackles with mordant wit. This dazzling collection of stories will leave you with plenty to think about' Independent</b><br><br>Interleaving ten completely new and unpublished stories with some of her best-loved pieces from the <i>New Yorker</i> and elsewhere, Zadie Smith presents a dizzyingly rich and varied collection of fiction. Moving exhilaratingly across genres and perspectives, from the historic to the vividly current to the slyly dystopian, <i>Grand Union </i>is a sharply alert and prescient collection about time and place, identity and rebirth, the persistent legacies that haunt our present selves and the uncanny futures that rush up to meet us.</p>