Major League
by Zadie Smith
About This Novel
"The whole world is a text, and pain is the least abstract thing among them." Zadie Smith, "the representative of the young generation of British writers", is the first short story collection, a long-listed work for the Carnegie Award, and an annual recommended book by many authoritative literary review media. This book is Zadie Smith's first collection of short stories, which collects nineteen short stories she has written over the past twenty years. In addition to some works previously published in well-known literary media such as The New Yorker, Granta, and The Paris Review, it also includes eleven latest short stories. The writer relies on his unparalleled insight to deeply deconstruct the complexity and anxiety of contemporary life. These short stories break through the limitations of genre and perspective, and freely travel through different time and space, from the corners of history to the current torrent, and even the surreal dystopian world. From them, readers can get a glimpse of the absurdity and vitality of this world, and touch some of its threads. Identity, rebirth, the shadow of the past and the rush to arrive at the future, Zadie Smith accurately captures the complexity and turmoil of this era. As her readers, just like her protagonists, they are running rampant in the virtual horizon, struggling in countless parallel projects, and at the same time being unconsciously included in other people's stories. Zadie Smith once again shows her bold experimental spirit, using rich narrative and even counter-narrative techniques to explore the infinite possibilities of short story creation. This book was shortlisted for the Carnegie Award and was listed as an annual recommended book by many authoritative literary review media.
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