{"product_id":"the-smiths-a-novella-by-michael-bracewell-signed-copy","title":"The Smiths : A Novella by Michael Bracewell SIGNED COPY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am sure that what I remember is not necessarily what actually happened, but I can only write what I remember. Wildly inventive and magnificently surreal, The Smiths: A Novella recounts the impact of an unconventional pop group from Manchester on one man's life. Taking the form of a flâneuring journey through the landscape of memory, our anonymous protagonist is accompanied by the iconic French actress Carole Bouquet, who becomes his guide and interlocutor, asking about his life during the years The Smiths were together and the profound effect of their music upon him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the unlikely couple perambulate from the old Selfridge Hotel to West Hollywood by way of a park bench in Cavendish Square, their conversation interrogates and celebrates the joys of outlandish pop genius, the zealous dedication of fans and the cult of outsider disaffection given uproarious voice. As such, this is not a book about The Smiths but one that emerges from their music, their emotional register and their literary resonance. Michael Bracewell's novella-cum-fairy tale is at once deeply romantic and laced with comedy - not unlike the band themselves - and perhaps (in fictional form) the most astute and celebratory portrait of The Smiths to date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:Hardback 128 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:Orion Publishing Co\u003cbr\u003eImprint:White Rabbit\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9781399638609\u003cbr\u003ePublished:11 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups, Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction: special features\u003cbr\u003eWeight:214g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64910572749149,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9781399638609.jpg?v=1780737415","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/the-smiths-a-novella-by-michael-bracewell-signed-copy","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}