The Autograph Man

by Zadie Smith (Author of White Teeth)

2.500 KD

Very good · Collectible

Alex-Li Tandem sells autographs. His business is to hunt for names on paper, collect them, sell them, and occasionally fake them—all to give the people what they want:...

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AuthorZadie Smith (Author of White Teeth)

First published2003

Era2000 onward

PublisherVintage

LanguageEnglish

FormatPaperback

ConditionVery good

Reference457872-very-good

The Story

Alex-Li Tandem sells autographs. His business is to hunt for names on paper, collect them, sell them, and occasionally fake them—all to give the people what they want: a little piece of Fame. But what does Alex want? Only the return of his father, the end of religion, something for his headache, three different girls, infinite grace, and the rare autograph of forties movie actress Kitty Alexander. With fries.The Autograph Man is a deeply funny existential tour around the hollow trappings of modernity: celebrity, cinema, and the ugly triumph of symbol over experience. It offers further proof that Zadie Smith is one of the most staggeringly talented writers of her generation.