In 'Intimations,' Zadie Smith Reflects Back To Us The Early Days Of Now
Drafted soon after "the global humbling" of COVID began and completed in the days after George Floyd's murder, these personal essays capture the author's reflections during a time outside of time.
If narrative and storytelling are among our most essential tools for making meaning of the world — and I believe they are — then periods of upheaval can be especially fertile for writers.
Zadie Smith makes that much clear in the foreword to her newest essay collection, , noting: "There will be many books written about the year 2020: historical, analytical, political, as well as comprehensive accounts." isn't one of those books. Drafted soon after "the global humbling began" and completed in the days after George Floyd's murder, the book is "above all personal essays" that capture the author's reflections during a time outside of
