Excerpt from The Fraud by Zadie Smith, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

Twenty years ago, the publication of this book had merely darkly clouded one dinner party and mildly spoiled the morning after. Back then William was not so easily deflated. She brought the two sides of the torn brown paper together. No postmark. But it was addressed in a clear hand to the man whose life's work was summarized within as 'generally dull, except when it is revolting'.

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