From the Archives: In Conversation with Zadie Smith

To me, a style is something you can’t help but have. It’s like your skin. It’s not something you can go out and buy, it’s just the way you express yourself.
                                                                             —Zadie Smith

To celebrate the release of Zadie Smith’s new novel, NW, we’ve dug back into the archive to bring you her Brick 85 interview with Eleanor Wachtel. Ranging from Middlemarch and Kafka to Katharine Hepburn and the ethics of literature, it’s one heck of a conversation. We hope you enjoy!