Smith, Zadie: *1975
On Beauty, 2005 - Language/Style
- English Language Level: Advanced
- Complex Sentence Structures – long, multi-clause sentences with embedded ideas.
Advanced vocabulary – words that are often academic, literary, or culturally specific (e.g. chiaroscuro – contrast of light and shadow or ephemeral – lasting a very short time).
Allusions and References – references to literature, politics, and philosophy that assume prior knowledge.
Nuanced Style – subtle humor, irony, and shifting perspectives that require careful reading.
- Complex Sentence Structures – long, multi-clause sentences with embedded ideas.
- The book combines complex language, dense ideas, and cultural references that require a higher level of English and intellectual engagement.