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Intimations

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Intimations
First edition
AuthorZadie Smith
LanguageEnglish
PublisherPenguin Books
Media typePrint (Hardback)

Intimations is a 2020 collection of essays by writer Zadie Smith. Smith began writing the book around the time the COVID-19 pandemic began in the United States, and completed it soon after the murder of George Floyd.[1]

The essays discuss topics including creative writing, the pandemic, and the murder of George Floyd.[2]

Reception

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Intimations received generally positive reviews. According to Book Marks, the book received "positive" reviews based on twenty-four critic reviews with fourteen being "rave" and seven being "positive" and three being "mixed".[3] In Books in the Media, a site that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (3.69 out of 5) from the site which was based on six critic reviews.[4] On Bookmarks September/October 2020 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "Despite the essays' unevenness, "Smith has taken a mirror and reflected us back to ourselves during the earliest moments of this crisis," concludes NPR. "It is up to us to change if we don't like what we see".[5][6]

Constance Grady, writing for Vox, referred to Smith's essays about current events as occasionally "facile" and that the collection was best when addressing the nature and utility of writing.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Taylor, Ericka (29 July 2020). "In 'Intimations,' Zadie Smith Reflects Back To Us The Early Days Of Now". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ Williams, John (22 July 2020). "In 'Intimations,' Zadie Smith Applies Her Even Temper to Tumultuous Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Intimations: Six Essays". Book Marks. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Intimations Reviews". Books in the Media. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Intimations". Bookmarks. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Economic Duress or Practical Benefit". Lawtutoresq.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. ^ Grady, Constance (19 July 2020). "Zadie Smith's Intimations reads like notes for a later, better project". Vox. Retrieved 30 July 2020.