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On Beauty is a 2005 novel by British author Zadie Smith. It takes its title from an essay by Elaine Scarry (On Beauty and Being Just). The story follows the lives of a mixed-race British/American family living in the United States. On Beauty Read More..

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Description	On Beauty is a 2005 novel by British author Zadie Smith. It takes its title from an essay by Elaine Scarry (On Beauty and Being Just). The story follows the lives of a mixed-race British/American family living in the United States. On Beauty addresses ethnic and cultural differences in both the USA and the UK, the nature of beauty, and the clash between liberal and conservative academic values. A short article in The Observer has described it as a "transatlantic comic saga".Stephanie Merritt, "Turn over a new leaf", The Observer, 2 January 2005.The novel was shortlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize on 8 September 2005. Smith won the Orange Prize for Fiction in June 2006. "Zadie Smith Wins Orange Prize". Article at The Book Standard
Description	On Beauty is a 2005 novel by British author Zadie Smith. It takes its title from an essay by Elaine Scarry (On Beauty and Being Just). The story follows the lives of a mixed-race British/American family living in the United States. On Beauty addresses ethnic and cultural differences in both the USA and the UK, the nature of beauty, and the clash between liberal and conservative academic values. A short article in The Observer has described it as a "transatlantic comic saga".Stephanie Merritt, "Turn over a new leaf", The Observer, 2 January 2005.The novel was shortlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize on 8 September 2005. Smith won the Orange Prize for Fiction in June 2006. "Zadie Smith Wins Orange Prize". Article at The Book Standard

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Name	On Beauty
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Authors	Zadie Smith
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Genre	Novel
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Language	English
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Country	United Kingdom
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Pages	446 pp
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Media_type	Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
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Isbn	0-241-14293-8
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Oclc	61855450
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Publisher	Hamish Hamilton, London
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