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14. Zadie Smith and Gregory Mankiw

Fri Aug 2, 2019, 04:01 AM

Aug 2019

I'd pick the following:

1. Swing Time by Zadie Smith
A truly contemporary work, yet deeply rooted in the British novelistic tradition, which makes this a remarkable novel. I doubt if there is another deep and accurate novel about the "here and now," the zeitgeist. Smith has also made it clear that she'd like to take the novel form forward by keeping it deeply rooted in the way things are today. Not many writers are attempting that. It is thrilling to read a record of the everyday.

2. Principles of Macroeconomics by Gregory Mankiw
This is not fiction, but I have really enjoyed reading this so far. I began a couple of months back and haven't finished it yet; but it still makes it to my list. It is informative and accessible, and gives great ideas.

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