The Autograph Man

<p><b>From the MAN BOOKER PRIZE- and WOMEN'S PRIZE-SHORTLISTED author of <i>Swing Time, White Teeth </i>and <i>On Beauty<br></i></b><br><b>'A pleasure from the first page to the last' <i>Evening Standard</i></b><br><b><br>'A glorious concoction</b> <b>by our most beguiling and original prose-wizard' <i>Independent on Sunday </i> </b><br><br><b>'Full of humour, the search for love and the fear of death... A touching, thoughtful, deeply felt rite-of-passage novel' <i>Sunday Telegraph</i> </b><br><br><i>The Autograph Man </i>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.</p> <p><b>From the MAN BOOKER PRIZE- and WOMEN'S PRIZE-SHORTLISTED author of <i>Swing Time, White Teeth </i>and <i>On Beauty<br></i></b><br><b>'A pleasure from the first page to the last' <i>Evening Standard</i></b><br><b><br>'A glorious concoction</b> <b>by our most beguiling and original prose-wizard' <i>Independent on Sunday </i> </b><br><br><b>'Full of humour, the search for love and the fear of death... A touching, thoughtful, deeply felt rite-of-passage novel' <i>Sunday Telegraph</i> </b><br><br><i>The Autograph Man </i>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.</p>