Only 24, Zadie Smith has become the first literary sensation of the new millennium. She is “currently enjoying the kind of success that most novelists can barely dream of. As well as widespread publicity for the book, which has already been sold in eight countries, she was asked to write a short story for The New Yorker’s millennial fiction issue, and this month will travel to New York to take part in a literary festival organized by the magazine and to promote the American publication of White Teeth.” – Daily Mail and Telegraph (South Africa)