"When I write I am trying to express my way of being in the world. This is primarily a process of elimination: once you have removed all the dead language, the second-hand dogma, the truths that are not your own but other people's, the mottos, the slogans, the out-and-out lies of your nation, the myths of your historical moment - once you have removed all that warps experience into a shape you do not recognise and do not believe in - what you are left with is something approximating the truth of your own conception."

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About Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith is an English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer whose debut novel White Teeth brought her international recognition. She has also taught creative writing and published widely on literature and culture.

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