Description
In Zadie Smith's masterful first historical novel, Victorian England is captivated by the sensational Tichborne Claimant trial, a case that blurs the lines between truth and deception. As a butcher from Australia claims a noble title, his former slave Andrew Bogle becomes a pivotal witness, his testimony holding immense power. Amidst this public spectacle, Eliza Touchet, entangled with the novelist William Harrison Ainsworth, navigates her own complex narrative. Spanning from the literary salons of London to the brutal sugarcane plantations of Jamaica, Smith crafts an enthralling tale that explores the profound connections between the privileged and the oppressed, the free and the enslaved, and the ever-present interplay of the comic and the tragic.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Publishing Group
Published Jan 1, 2024
465 pages
ISBN: 9780525558989
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Details
First Published
2023
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Fraud by Zadie Smith.