Strangers on the Shore by Michael Smith

Strangers on the Shore by Michael Smith

A genre-blending work of autofiction and memoir in which the cult author explores the experience of becoming a father and the grief of leaving his youth behind

Michael Smith is a writer and filmmaker. The author of two novels and a novella published by Faber (The Giro Playboy, Unreal City, Shorty Loves Wing Wong), his work has also featured in The Guardian, Esquire, and Dazed & Confused. He has written and presented BBC4 documentaries (Citizen Smith, Drivetime) and had a regular slot on BBC2's The Culture Show. Recently, he has focused on directing independent "video-poems" that have screened at places like the Barbican and the NFT. He also collaborated with Andrew Weatherall on a spoken word album of Unreal City. Michael is currently the only person he knows who chooses not to have a mobile phone.

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ISBN 13	9781399628402
ISBN 10	1399628402
Title	Strangers on the Shore
Author	Michael Smith
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2026-04-30
Number of pages	416
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