Zadie Smith
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Podcast Appearances
So these are extreme differences.
I mean, when he was very old and dying, I interviewed him about it a bit and I wrote about that a little bit.
But whatever he saw over there, he really didn't want to discuss.
I know it's the old cliche, but I think the trauma was lifelong.
You had to go to school, right?
I went to school, but I was, I guess, a bit of a latchkey kid because my parents were working.
So from 3.30, it was anybody's house.
And I watched a tremendous amount.
I mean, it's the early 80s, right?
So TV is still relatively new.
I still really profoundly love television.
you know, keep control over it.
But when you're in a household of two such peculiarly different individuals out of two alien histories, and then thirdly, you're in a country which you know is your home, but many people in it don't seem to think it's your home.
You're kind of looking for clues, like what is going on?