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White Teeth by Zadie Smith

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White Teeth

Author
Zadie Smith
Narrator
various
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publish Date
24 April 2018
Run Time
18 hours 38 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: identity / belonging
Rating
5.0 (1 review)

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What to expect

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of White Teeth by Zadie Smith, read by Lenny Henry, Sagar Arya, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Ray Panthaki.

From the MAN BOOKER PRIZE- and WOMEN'S PRIZE-SHORTLISTED author of Swing Time, On Beauty and Grand Union

'BELIEVE THE HYPE' The Times

'The almost preposterous talent was clear from the first pages' Julian Barnes, Guardian

'Street-smart and learned, sassy and philosophical all at the same time' New York Times

'Outstanding' Sunday Telegraph

The international bestseller and modern classic of multicultural Britain - an unforgettable portrait of London

One of the most talked about debut novels of all time, White Teeth is a funny, generous, big-hearted novel, adored by critics and readers alike. Dealing - among many other things - with friendship, love, war, three cultures and three families over three generations, one brown mouse, and the tricky way the past has of coming back and biting you on the ankle, it is a life-affirming, riotous must-read of a book.

Critics Review

  • Funny, clever ... and a rollicking good read

    Independent

  • Do believe the hype, buy into it, curl up with it, savour every sentence, then turn around and re-read

    The Times

  • An impressive début, not only for its vitality and verve, but mainly for the sheer audacity of its scope and vision ... an epic tale ... swooping, funny ... it has ambition, wit and is unafraid

    Express

  • Announces the debut of a preternaturally gifted new writer ... street-smart and learned, sassy and philosophical all at the same time

    The New York Times

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  • Relentlessly funny ... idiosyncratic, and deeply felt

    Guardian

  • An astonishingly assured début, funny and serious ... I was delighted

    Salman Rushdie

  • She is . . . a George Eliot of multi-culturalism

    Daily Telegraph

  • [Zadie Smith] is one of the prominent voices of her generation

    Sunday Times

  • Britain's finest young author

    The List

  • [Zadie Smith] packs more intelligence, humour and sheer energy into any given scene than anyone else of her generation

    Sunday Telegraph

User Reviews

Book 5.0

Narration 5.0

  • 5.0 5.0

    Strangely given I have reviewed this as 5star, I am giving up on it for a while. Brilliant prose. Excellent narration. But. It does go on. And I've lost interest in the characters. I may come back, but meanwhile on to something I want to keep listening to. Because life's too short for another 9 hours.

    GinaJ 2026-08-15

Details
Author
Zadie Smith
Narrator
various
Duration
18 hours 38 minutes
Release Date
24 April 2018
ISBN
9780241983652
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: identity / belonging
Rating
5.0(1 review)
Narration
5.0(1 review)

Synopsis

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of White Teeth by Zadie Smith, read by Lenny Henry, Sagar Arya, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Ray Panthaki. From the MAN BOOKER PRIZE- and WOMEN'S PRIZE-SHORTLISTED author of Swing Time, On Beauty and Grand Union'BELIEVE THE HYPE' The Times'The almost preposterous talent was clear from the first pages' Julian Barnes, Guardian'Street-smart and learned, sassy and philosophical all at the same time' New York Times'Outstanding' Sunday Telegraph The international bestseller and modern classic of multicultural Britain - an unforgettable portrait of LondonOne of the most talked about debut novels of all time, White Teeth is a funny, generous, big-hearted novel, adored by critics and readers alike. Dealing - among many other things - with friendship, love, war, three cultures and three families over three generations, one brown mouse, and the tricky way the past has of coming back and biting you on the ankle, it is a life-affirming, riotous must-read of a book.

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