 First edition cover | |
| Author | Zadie Smith |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Hamish Hamilton |
Publication date | 12 September 2002 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | paperback, hardback |
| Pages | 432 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0-241-13998-1 |
| OCLC | 59446573 |
The Autograph Man, published in 2002, is the second novel by Zadie Smith.[1] It follows the progress of a Jewish-Italian-Chinese Londoner named Alex-Li Tandem, who buys and sells autographs for a living and is obsessed with celebrities. Eventually, his obsession culminates in a meeting with the elusive American-Russian actress Kitty Alexander, a star from Hollywood's Golden Age. In 2003, the novel won the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Literary Prize. The novel was a commercial success, but was not as well received by readers and critics as her previous and first novel, White Teeth (2000). Smith has stated that before she started work on The Autograph Man she had writer's block.[2]
- ^ Clark, Alex (14 September 2002). "Review: The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ Tew, Philip (5 December 2013). Reading Zadie Smith: The First Decade and Beyond. A&C Black. ISBN 9781472517166. Retrieved 22 February 2014.