{"id":620,"date":"2009-02-14T15:38:07","date_gmt":"2009-02-14T20:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dig.thenextfewhours.com\/blog\/?p=620"},"modified":"2009-02-14T15:40:27","modified_gmt":"2009-02-14T20:40:27","slug":"zadie-smith-on-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dig.thenextfewhours.com\/blog\/?p=620","title":{"rendered":"Zadie Smith on voice"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just finish reading Speaking in Tongues<\/strong> by Zadie Smith, an essay<\/a> based on a lecture from December 2008. I love this text; I love this idea of the multiplicity of voice, the role of poets, playwrights and ineffective but yet brilliant politicians.<\/p>\n

This is a manifesto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I just finish reading Speaking in Tongues by Zadie Smith, an essay based on a lecture from December 2008. I love this text; I love this idea of the multiplicity of voice, the role of poets, playwrights and ineffective but yet brilliant politicians. 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