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Zadie Smith on Wild Card

Zadie Smith on regret, White Teeth, and fighting despair | Wild Card

In this episode of NPR’s Wild Card podcast hosted by Rachel Martin, author Zadie Smith reflects on the twenty-fifth anniversary of her debut novel, White Teeth (Random House, 2000), and talks about her forthcoming book of essays and her generation’s struggle with the notion of time. “I’ve always felt there wasn’t enough time. I would like to accept time and also love it,” she says.

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Zadie Smith
White Teeth
Random House
Wild Card
podcast
interview
Rachel Martin
2025

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