{"product_id":"the-book-of-other-people-edited-by-zadie-smith","title":"'The Book of Other People' edited by Zadie Smith","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"743\"\u003eConceived by Zadie Smith as an experiment in literary ventriloquism, \u003cem data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"167\"\u003eThe Book of Other People\u003c\/em\u003e brings together an extraordinary roster of contemporary writers, each asked to write a story about a character they did not create themselves.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"743\"\u003eThe result is a collection about voice, perspective and the ethics of inhabiting another person's life. Contributors include David Mitchell, Daniel Clowes, ZZ Packer, Andrew O'Hagan, Nick Hornby, Edwidge Danticat, Aleksandar Hemon, Chris Ware, Hari Kunzru, Toby Litt, George Saunders, Jonathan Safran Foer, Miranda July, Dave Eggers, Jonathan Lethem, Colm Tóibín, A. M. Homes and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"1283\"\u003eWhat might have been a literary parlour game instead becomes a fascinating snapshot of early twenty-first-century fiction. Graphic narratives sit alongside conventional short stories, literary realism beside the uncanny, each author revealing as much about their own sensibility as the borrowed character they have been given. It is a rare anthology where the concept genuinely shapes the reading experience, making it especially rewarding for readers interested in contemporary fiction, style, authorship and the pleasures of comparison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1457\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover. First Penguin Books edition, 2007. Light shelf wear to the boards with a clean interior, firm binding and pages in excellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45788104032339,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-07-06T183555.356.png?v=1783326977","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/the-book-of-other-people-edited-by-zadie-smith","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}