The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith
Alex-Li Tandem sells autographs. A small blip in a huge worldwide network of desire, it is his business to hunt for names on paper, collect them, sell them, occasionally fake them, and all to give the people what they want - a little piece of Fame.
The Autograph Man is a deeply funny, existential tour around the hollow things of modernity - celebrity, cinema, and the ugly triumph of symbol over experience. Pushing against the tide of his generation, Alex-Li is on his way to finding enlightenment, otherwise known as some part of himself that cannot be signed, celebrated or sold.
Format: Paperback | 432 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.9 x 2.6 | 318g
Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN10: 0140276343
ISBN13: 9780140276343
Condition: Acceptable
A vintage book with obvious wear. Has some damage to the cover, including scuff marks and creasing, but integrity still intact. There is creasing scattered throughout the first half of the book, and a small handful of pages that have minor wrinkling, but no rips or tears. No writing in margins, no underlining and highlighting of text, and no missing pages or anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text. A slightly worn and slightly scruffy, but still clean, solid, and readable copy.