Whenever she encounters a new piece of writing or art or film, author Zadie Smith asks herself: "Does this thing make me feel alive?"
"It sounds like a very childish question, but ... that's really … [+5806 chars]
Zadie Smith's heads up to young people: 'You are absolutely going to become old' - NPR
Smith was 25 in 2000 when she published her critically acclaimed first novel. Now 50, her latest collection of essays, Dead and Alive, reflects on middle age, climate change and generational gaps.
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