Key topics in multicultural contemporary literature based on Zadie Smith’s The Autograph Man

The following contribution is a humble try to show the most common features of multicultural contemporary literature. It deals with topics which are central for young people, such as spiritual quest, relationships, interests, health, religion, and meeting people of various cultures and so on. The term multicultural is dealt with as it has become very important with the process of globalization and it affects everyone even without our being aware of it.