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Zadie Smith - I like books that expose me to people...

I like books that expose me to people unlike me and books that do battle against caricature or simplification. That, to me, is the heroic in fiction. (Zadie Smith)

I like books that expose me to people unlike me and books that do battle against caricature or simplification. That, to me, is the heroic in fiction.

Zadie Smith

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