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Can I read The Embassy of Cambodia on EtoBox?
The Embassy of Cambodia by Zadie Smith is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Embassy of Cambodia about?
'The fact is, if we followed the history of every little country in the world — in its dramatic as well as its quiet times — we would have no space left in which to live our own lives or apply ourselves to our necessary tasks, never mind indulge in occasional pleasures, like swimming... ' First published this Spring in the New Yorker, The Embassy of Cambodia is a rare and brilliant story that takes us deep into the life of a young woman, Fatou, domestic servant to the Derawals and escapee from one set of hardships to another. Beginning and ending outside the Embassy of Cambodia, which happens to be located in Willesden, NW London, Zadie Smith's absorbing, moving and wryly observed story suggests how the apparently small things in an ordinary life always raise larger, more extraordinary questions.
Who reads The Embassy of Cambodia?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Zadie Smith
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 3.7 / 5 (1,571 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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