The Smiths by Michael Bracewell (White Rabbit, 122pp, £14.99)You could call it a 100-page love letter, or an extended album review. Or a poem manifesting as a novella. No, wait – it’s a surrealist sortie into a man’s love of music, French New Wave film and the city of Manchester. Essentially, though, we have here a 1980s coming of age tale/memoir framed by the canon of the author’s favourite band, The Smiths. Bracewell describes them as “nothing less than a declaration of life as I had found it”. With a haunting, in-depth exploration of lyrics and music, it’s a must...
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