British novelist Zadie Smith will speak at Stanford on March 7. (Image credit: Dominique Nabakov)
This year's Stanford Presidential Lecture in the Humanities and Arts will feature acclaimed British author Zadie Smith on March 7. Zadie Smith, a prize-winning British novelist, essayist and short-story writer, will speak at Stanford to deliver the 2019 Stanford Presidential Lecture in the Humanities and Arts on Thursday, March 7. As part of the event, Smith will read from one of her works and then converse with Harry Elam Jr., vice president for the arts at Stanford. The event, which will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Stanford's CEMEX Auditorium, is free and open to the public. The tickets will become available at noon on Feb. Originally from northwest London, Smith gained international attention with her 2000 debut novel White Teeth . The best-selling book paints a portrait of contemporary multicultural London through the stories of three ethnically diverse families.
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