Swing time /

An ambitious, exuberant new novel moving from northwest London to west Africa, from the multi-award-winning author of White Teeth and On Beauty Two brown girls dream of being dancers, but only one, Tracey, has talent. The other has ideas, about rhythm and time, about black bodies and black music, wh...

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Main Author: Smith, Zadie (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2016.
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