{"product_id":"the-autograph-man-paperback","title":"The Autograph Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZadie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSwing Time \u003c\/i\u003eand one of the most revered writers of her generation comes an \"intelligent ... exquisitely clever [novel] about fame, mortality, and the triumph of image over reality\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex-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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Autograph Man\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex-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. \u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eZadie Smith was born in Northwest London in 1975 and still lives in the area. She is the author of\u003ci\u003e White Teeth, The Autograph Man, On Beauty, Changing My Mind, NW, \u003c\/i\u003eand most recently\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eSwing Time\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42176681836679,"sku":"9780375703874","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/dea0d2a9edade1b168796f817eb16952.webp?v=1733391715","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-autograph-man-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}