Zadie Smith at Odense Hovedbibliotek - An Exclusive Literary Event

Name: Zadie Smith at Odense Hovedbibliotek - An Exclusive Literary Event
Start: 2026-10-04T10:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-04T11:30:00+02:00
Location: Hovedbiblioteket

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 · 10:30 — 11:30

Hovedbiblioteket, Odense · 80–100 kr. · ≈ 11–13 €

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Zadie Smith at Odense Hovedbibliotek - An Exclusive Literary Event — Hovedbiblioteket, Odense

Zadie Smith visits Odense Hovedbibliotek for a conversation about literature, society, and the craft of writing. The discussion is led by Sten Moslund and Emily Hock from the University of Southern Denmark, and ticket availability is limited.

Smith made her international name with her debut novel White Teeth (2000), which portrays life in multicultural London. Since then, she has published the novels On Beauty (2005), NW (2012), and Swing Time (2016), as well as the essay collections Changing My Mind and Feel Free.

Ticket sales open Monday, August 17 at 10:00. The event takes place on Scene on the 2nd floor.

About: Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith burst onto the literary scene at 24 with White Teeth, a novel now translated into more than twenty languages and listed among the New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Her latest essay collection, Dead and Alive (2025), shows her still at the top of her game as a cultural critic.

1M+

sold copies of "White Teeth" in paperback

20+

languages into which "White Teeth" has been translated

174K+

ratings of "White Teeth" on Goodreads

on the New York Public Library's list of the 125 most important books of the past 125 years ("White Teeth", 2020)

What's new

2026-03
Massey Hall in Toronto announced an evening event with Zadie Smith on October 18, 2026, where she will speak about art, politics and memory.
2025-10
The essay collection "Dead and Alive" was published on October 28, 2025 and was named one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker, TIME and Vanity Fair, as well as one of Barack Obama's favorite books in 2025.
2025-10
Smith appeared on Seth Meyers on October 27, 2025 in connection with the publication of "Dead and Alive".

Tour

TorontoCambridge

Tracks

White TeethDebut novel from 2000 - won Whitbread First Novel Award and Guardian First Book Award; over one million copies sold

On BeautyNovel from 2005 - won Orange Prize for Fiction 2006 and was shortlisted for Man Booker Prize

NWNovel from 2012 about multicultural northwest London

The FraudHistorical novel from 2023 - Smith's first with Victorian England as setting

Dead and AliveEssay collection from October 2025 - named best book of the year by The New Yorker, TIME and Vanity Fair

Zadie Smith at Odense Hovedbibliotek - An Exclusive Literary Event

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