Zadie Smith

All In The Family (from the New Yorker)

Posted in Uncategorized by zadiesmithnews on December 22, 2008

In the Winter Fiction Issue, Zadie Smith writes about comedy and her family. Here she talks about her father’s love of “Fawlty Towers” and Spike Milligan, her brother, who performs standup under the stage name Doc Brown, and the difference between comedians and novelists.

Listen to the mp3 on the player above, or right-click here to download.

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Dead Man Laughing (from New Yorker)

Posted in Articles by zadiesmithnews on December 22, 2008

My father had few enthusiasms, but he loved comedy. (more…)

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Speaking In Tongues (Live at New York Public Library)

Posted in Lectures by zadiesmithnews on December 6, 2008

 

Zadie Smith Live At NYPL

Zadie Smith Live At NYPL

 

 

Listen to the MP3 here:

http://media.nypl.org/live/smith_12_5_08.mp3

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