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Also Known As	Sadie Smith
Born	October 27, 1975 (age 51) • London • England
Awards And Honors	Costa Book Awards (2000)
Notable Works	“Changing My Mind” • “Feel Free” • “Grand Union” • “Intimations” • “NW” • “On Beauty” • “Swing Time” • “The Autograph Man” • “The Wife of Willesden” • “White Teeth”

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