Hari Kunzru was selected in 2003 as one of Granta’s best young British novelists, along with Zadie Smith and Monica Ali. His debut title, The Impressionist, was published on the heels of Smith’s White Teeth, the first British multicultural novel to be met with a media frenzy and significant critical acclaim. Immediate comparisons were drawn between the two novels, heralding the emergence of a new generation of multicultural cosmopolitan writers whose work drew upon and transcended British postcolonial fiction.
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