Michael Bracewell & Leo Robson: The Smiths

London Review Bookshop Podcast by London Review Bookshop

Aug 15, 202651:49Arts

In Michael Bracewell’s new novella The Smiths an anonymous narrator recounts the impact of the iconic pop group on his life. Accompanied by the French actress Carole Bouquet he embarks on a picaresque journey from the ol...

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