White Teeth by Zadie Smith
This novel follows the lives of two friends, a working-class Englishman and a Bangladeshi Muslim, living in London. The story explores the complex relationships between people of different races, cultures, and generations in modern Britain, with themes of identity, immigration, and the cultural and social changes that have shaped the country. The narrative is enriched by the characters' personal histories and the historical events that have shaped their lives.
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- Published
- 2000
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 448-560
- Original Language
- English
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- Dentes Brancos
- Denti Bianchi
- Dientes Blancos
- Zähne Zeigen
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- 3rd on PEOPLE Picks the Best Books of the 2000s (PEOPLE Magazine)
- 6th on The Ideal Library (Book)
- 11th on The 21st Century's 12 Greatest Novels (BBC)
- 12th on 100 Best Books to Read by Women Authors (Good Housekeeping)
- 12th on 50 Best-Loved Novels Written by a Woman (United Kingdom) (Guardian)
- 14th on The 21 best books of the 21st century (Babelia en EL PAÍS)
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- 20th on The 100 Best Books of the Decade(2000) (Times)
- 25th on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
- 31st on 100 Best Books of the 21st Century (NY Times)
- 37th on Top 50 Books (The Daily Telegraph)
- 39th on The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian)
- 58th on Readers Pick Their 100 Best Books of the 21st Century (NY Times)
- 63rd on The 100 Best Novels Of All Time In English (The Guardian)
- 78th on The 100 Best Books from 1900 to the Present (Yedioth Ahronoth)
- 87th on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 91st on The Greatest Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
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- James Tait Black Memorial Prize: Fiction (James Tait Black Memorial Prize)
- Potter, Pi, and Pilgrim: What any library of the aughts ought to contain (Honorable mention not from Canada) (The National Post (newspaper))
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