All my books are made up of other books. They're all deeply structured on other fiction, because I was a student in fiction and I didn't have much actual living to draw on. I suspect a lot of other people's novels are like that, too, though they might be slower to talk about it.
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"All my books are made up of other books. They're all deeply structured on other fiction, because I was a student in fiction and I didn't have much actual living to draw on. I suspect a lot of other people's novels are like that, too, though they might be slower to talk about it." — Zadie Smith #educationlearning
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All my books are made up of other books. They're all deeply structured on other fiction, because I was a student in fiction and I didn't have much actual living to draw on. I suspect a lot of other people's novels are like that, too, though they might be slower to talk about it. — Zadie Smith
About Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith was a Novelist from United Kingdom (1975–present).
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This quote is attributed to Zadie Smith, a Novelist from United Kingdom.
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Zadie Smith lived from 1975 – present.
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