The Book of Other People
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| Editor | Zadie Smith |
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| Cover artist | Charles Burns[1] |
| Language | English |
| Published | 2008 (Penguin Books) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom United States Canada |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 287 |
| ISBN | 978-0-241-14363-6 |
| OCLC | 153554268 |
The Book of Other People is a collection of short stories, published in 2008 by Penguin Books. Selected and edited by Zadie Smith, it contains 23 short stories by 23 different authors, among them Nick Hornby, David Mitchell, Colm Tóibín, Jonathan Safran Foer, Dave Eggers, as well as Smith herself. The collection, as evidenced by the title, focuses on character; the authors were simply asked to "make somebody up".[2] It being a "charity anthology," the contributors to The Book of Other People were not compensated for their writing, and the book's proceeds were given to 826NYC, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students with their creative writing skills.[3]