''Grand Union: Stories'' is a 2019 short story collection by

Zadie Smith Zadie Smith FRSL (born Sadie; 25 October 1975) is an English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer. Her debut novel, ''White Teeth'' (2000), immediately became a best-seller and won a number of awards. She has been a tenured professor ...

. It was published on 3 October 2019 by Hamish Hamilton, an imprint of

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Reception

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'' called the collection "smart and bewitching" and said, "Smith exercises her range without losing her wry, slightly cynical humor. Readers of all tastes will find something memorable in this collection." '' Kirkus Reviews'' said, "Several of Smith's stories are on their ways to becoming classics." David L. Ulin of the ''

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'' wrote that "Smith is at her finest" in ''Grand Union'' and praised the collection's "balance between humor and self-laceration." Writing for

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, author John Freeman called Smith "one of our finest short story writers" and said, "The compression and swiftness of these tales are opposite skills to the ones Smith has plied in her five, wondrously different novels. Yet to watch these tales unfold is to feel a gladness that only virtuosity—and emotional depth—can ignite." Alice O'Keeffe, writing for ''

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'', said, "The first ever collection of short stories from the wonderful Zadie Smith is surely a must-read for her many fans." Writing for ''

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'', author Rebecca Makkai wrote, "While the collection might not coalesce as a unit, it contains some of Smith's most vibrant, original fiction, the kind of writing she'll surely be known for."

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* 2019 short story collections Short story collections by Zadie Smith Hamish Hamilton books British short story collections {{2010s-story-collection-stub