Early Life and Education of Zadie Smith: A Complete Timeline
Discover the defining moments in the early life of Zadie Smith. From birth to education, explore key events.
Zadie Smith is a celebrated English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer. Her debut novel, *White Teeth*, achieved immediate success upon its release in 2000, earning her numerous accolades. In 2010, Smith became a tenured professor in the Creative Writing program at New York University, solidifying her position as a prominent figure in contemporary literature and academia.
October 1975: Zadie Smith's Birth
In October 1975, Zadie Smith, originally named Sadie Smith, was born.
July 2000: James Wood's Literary Criticism
In July 2000, James Wood critiqued Zadie Smith's debut work in an essay entitled "Human, All Too Inhuman", categorizing White Teeth as part of a contemporary genre of hysterical realism.
2000: Interview with The Guardian
In 2000, in an interview with The Guardian, Zadie Smith clarified that she received a Third in her Part Ones at Cambridge, not a double First as previously reported.
October 2001: Smith's Response to Criticism
In October 2001, Zadie Smith responded to James Wood's criticism in The Guardian, agreeing with the accuracy of the term hysterical realism but rejecting her debut being categorized alongside other authors.
2004: Marriage to Nick Laird
In 2004, Zadie Smith married Nick Laird in King's College Chapel, Cambridge.
November 2006: Move to Rome
In November 2006, Zadie Smith and her husband Nick Laird moved to Rome, where they lived until 2007.
September 2010: Tenured Professor at NYU
In September 2010, Zadie Smith became a tenured professor in the Creative Writing faculty of New York University.
2010: Joined NYU as a Professor
In 2010, Zadie Smith joined New York University as a tenured professor of fiction.
2010: Favourite Book
In a 2010 interview, Zadie Smith said that Middlemarch by George Eliot was her favourite book.
2018: Brent Selected as London Borough of Culture
In 2018, Zadie Smith's borough in London, Brent, was selected as the 2020 London Borough of Culture.
2020: Brent as London Borough of Culture
In 2020, Zadie Smith's borough in London, Brent, had been selected in 2018 as the 2020 London Borough of Culture.
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