Autograph Man, Paperback/Zadie Smith
Paperback version of Zadie Smith's follow-up to the ultra-successful }White Teeth{. This story, of a man who buys and sells autographs, examines the nature of celebrity and its bearing on reality. Campaign to include bus-side advertising, outdoor posters and London Underground. 85,000 sold in hardback. "A terrific advance on her excellent }White Teeth{. A brilliant comedy with a tantalising throb of mystic philosophy underneath" Philip Hensher.