| The Autograph Man Contributor(s): Smith, Zadie (Author) |
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ISBN: 037570387X ISBN-13: 9780375703874 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: Alex-Li Tandem sells autographs. His business is to hunt for names on paper, collect them, sell them, and occasionally fake them--all to give the people what they want: a little piece of Fame. But what does Alex want? Only the return of his father, the end of religion, something for his headache, three different girls, infinite grace, and the rare autograph of forties movie actress Kitty Alexander. With fries. The Autograph Man is a deeply funny existential tour around the hollow trappings of modernity: celebrity, cinema, and the ugly triumph of symbol over experience. It offers further proof that Zadie Smith is one of the most staggeringly talented writers of her generation." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Women - Fiction | City Life |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002069705 |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.64 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alex-Li Tandem sells autographs. His business is to hunt for names on paper, collect them, sell them, and occasionally fake them--all to give the people what they want: a little piece of Fame. But what does Alex want? Only the return of his father, the end of religion, something for his headache, three different girls, infinite grace, and the rare autograph of forties movie actress Kitty Alexander. With fries. The Autograph Man is a deeply funny existential tour around the hollow trappings of modernity: celebrity, cinema, and the ugly triumph of symbol over experience. It offers further proof that Zadie Smith is one of the most staggeringly talented writers of her generation. Look for her new book Swing Time, coming November 2016. |