White Teeth by Zadie Smith (Book Analysis)
White Teeth by Zadie Smith (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of White Teeth by Zadie Smith. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including identity, intergenerational unrest and contemporary British society. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 48-page reading guide is structured as follows:
- Biography of Zadie Smith
- Presentation of White Teeth
- Summary of White Teeth
- Character study
- Archie (Alfred Archibald Jones)
- Clara Iphegenia Bowden
- Irie Ambrosia Jones
- Samad Miah Iqbal
- Alsana Begum
- Magid Mahfooz Mubstasim Iqbal
- Millat Zulfikar Iqbal
- Joyce Chalfen
- Marcus Chalfen
- Joshua Chalfen
- Poppy Burt-Jones
- Ryan Topps
- Analysis of White Teeth
- Maximalism
- Globalisation in 20th-cenutry London
- Names
- What’s in a set of teeth?
About White Teeth
White Teeth centers around the families of Archie Jones, a white British man, and Samad Miah Iqbal, a Bangladeshi Muslim, who fought together in the Second World War and now live in North-West London. Through Archie, Samad and their wives, children and acquaintance, Smith explores life, friendship and change in Britain at the turn of the 21st century. The novel met with significant critical acclaim, winning the Guardian First Book Award, the Betty Trask Award, and the 2000 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction.
About Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith is a contemporary English writer. Her debut novel, White Teeth, was published in 2000, shortly after she graduated from the University of Cambridge, and was an immediate critical and popular success. She is also the author of the novels The Autograph Man, On Beauty, NW and Swing Time, the essay collections Changing My Mind and Feel Free, and a number of short stories. Alongside her writing, she is a tenured professor in the Creative Writing faculty at New York University.
Product details
ISBN | 9782808019408 |
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Publisher | Plurilingua Publishing |
Collection | Brightsummaries.com |
Format | |
Pages | 48 |
File size | 2.2 MB |