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- Publisher
- Penguin Press HC, The
- Length
- ≈ 464 pages
- Reading time
- 12–16 hours
- ISBN
- 1594200637
Reading time assumes 30–40 pages per hour; edition and reading pace affect this estimate. Edition source
What is this book about?
Zadie Smith’s On Beauty was published in 2005. The novel draws loosely on E. M.
Forster’s Howards End, placing it in conversation with an earlier work of English fiction. Its recorded prizes and edition details are listed below.
Award recognition
Fiction| Year | Book / recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Zadie Smith | The Booker Prize | shortlistedSource |
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