Zadie Smith's White Teeth is a classic international bestseller & an unforgettable portrait of London One of the most talked about fictional debuts ever White Teeth is a funny generous big-hearted novel adored by critics & readers alike Dealing
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- with friendship love war three cultures & three families over three generations one brown mouse & the tricky way the past has of coming back & biting you on the ankle it is a life-affirming riotous must-read of a book' Funny clever & a rollicking good read' Independent ' An astonishingly assured debut funny & serious I was delighted' Salman Rushdie' The almost preposterous talent was clear from the first pages' Julian Barnes Guardian' Quirky sassy & wise a big splashy populous production reminiscent of books by Dickens & Salman Rushdie demonstrates both an instinctive storytelling talent & a fully fashioned voice that's street-smart & learned sassy & philosophical all at the same time' New York Times' Smith writes like an old hand & sometimes like a dream' New Yorker' Outstanding A strikingly clever & funny book with a passion for ideas for language & for the rich tragic-comedy of life' Sunday Telegraph' Do believe the hype' The Times' Relentlessly funny idiosyncratic & deeply felt' Guardian