On Beauty But in the wake of

But in the wake of their father's death

polluted rivers

a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him

Will First Cat

and they speak up for what's right

On Beauty But in the wake ofOne of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Winner of the 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction, another bestselling masterwork from the celebrated author of Swing Time and White Teeth "Thoroughly original . . . A novel that is as affecting as it is entertaining, as provocative as it is humane." Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times This wise, hilarious novel reminds us why Zadie Smith has rocketed to literary stardom. On Beauty is the story