Strangers on the Shore by Michael Smith

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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

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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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