The Novelist

Abstract

Although there are similarities between Smith and Irie, she denies that her writing is autobiographical, but it does have an autobiographical slant. p. 4 (9) White Teeth does not shy away from the larger issues and is not an introverted form of fiction. The novel was an extension of short stories that she wrote while studying her degree of English Literature. She was influenced by the likes of Salman Rushdie and Martin Aman. She uses the first name of Julian Barnes in the playground in her novel, and refers to the anti-book demonstration which happened to Salman Rushdie's book, The Satanic Verses. While I wasn't expecting it, I felt as though I am not doing the right thing to help myself write well, and to write according to your own goals.