Annotated Bibliography
Zadie Smith
November 30, 2016
Morgan Howard
Martha and Handwell (2005) Martha and Hanwell brings together two of Smith's recent stories - never before published in book form - offering a treat for fans of her witty, powerful and often electrifying prose (Martha and Handwell). The first story is called Handwell in Hell, and it begins with a letter to Handwell’s daughter from Clive Black. The story mainly focuses on Clive experience with Handwell to his daughter. The other story is called Martha Martha, and it’s about Martha Penk a newcomer in a town and her realtor, Pam Roberts. The main theme is loneliness coming from Martha.
NW (2005)
In the novel NW mainly focus on two best friends that represent two views of the world but in the same city. Natalie, who original name was Keisha, has the perfect life but finds it vacant and displeasing. Striving away from property, she becomes a successful lawyer and marries a rich banker name Frank. As her friend Leah, white women out the group, has a university diploma that only led her to a low paying job (Enright). Her husband Joe Michael also has a struggling job and both have to scrape up …show more content…
Jerome is basically an outsider of the family because he’s the only one who converted to Christianity, and also accepted into a summer internship program in London working for his father enemy named Monty Kipp. Jerome ends up having up having a brief relationship with Monty’s daughter, Victoria Kipps which brought drama to both families. Although the family settles their beef, they soon cross again. Jerome father, Howard Beasley is an English writer who is working on a book that will allegedly decipher Rembrandt (On Beauty). His wife, Kiki is a strong African American woman and has a son and daughter name Lori and Zara. When Monty Kipps is invited to join Wellington University, the conflict between the two takes over the whole
Zadie Smith
November 30, 2016
Morgan Howard
Martha and Handwell (2005) Martha and Hanwell brings together two of Smith's recent stories - never before published in book form - offering a treat for fans of her witty, powerful and often electrifying prose (Martha and Handwell). The first story is called Handwell in Hell, and it begins with a letter to Handwell’s daughter from Clive Black. The story mainly focuses on Clive experience with Handwell to his daughter. The other story is called Martha Martha, and it’s about Martha Penk a newcomer in a town and her realtor, Pam Roberts. The main theme is loneliness coming from Martha.
NW (2005)
In the novel NW mainly focus on two best friends that represent two views of the world but in the same city. Natalie, who original name was Keisha, has the perfect life but finds it vacant and displeasing. Striving away from property, she becomes a successful lawyer and marries a rich banker name Frank. As her friend Leah, white women out the group, has a university diploma that only led her to a low paying job (Enright). Her husband Joe Michael also has a struggling job and both have to scrape up …show more content…
Jerome is basically an outsider of the family because he’s the only one who converted to Christianity, and also accepted into a summer internship program in London working for his father enemy named Monty Kipp. Jerome ends up having up having a brief relationship with Monty’s daughter, Victoria Kipps which brought drama to both families. Although the family settles their beef, they soon cross again. Jerome father, Howard Beasley is an English writer who is working on a book that will allegedly decipher Rembrandt (On Beauty). His wife, Kiki is a strong African American woman and has a son and daughter name Lori and Zara. When Monty Kipps is invited to join Wellington University, the conflict between the two takes over the whole