Author | Zadie Smith |
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Language | English |
Genre | Novel, experimental novel, tragicomedy |
Publisher | Hamish Hamilton, London |
Publication date | 27 August 2012 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 304 pp |
ISBN | 0-241-14414-0 |
823.914 |
NW is a 2012 novel by British author Zadie Smith. It takes its title from the NW postcode area in North-West London, where the novel is set. The novel is experimental and follows four different characters living in London, shifting between first and third person, stream-of-consciousness, screenplay-style dialogue, and other narrative techniques in an attempt to reflect the polyphonic nature of contemporary urban life. It was nominated for the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction.