Was Zadie Smith's Novel 'NW' Worth The Wait?

By • Sep 5, 2012
  • British author Zadie Smith in 2005.
    British author Zadie Smith in 2005.
    Sergio Dionisio / AP

Zadie Smith wrote her last novel On Beauty seven years ago — a long time in the anxious world of publishing. Her new novel NW was released in the U.S. on Monday. Critic Maureen Corrigan asks: Was it worth the wait?

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