Morrissey, this elusive man - The Times Literary Supplement
by Gwendoline Riley
Excerpt:
Autobiography is a rich and substantial work, the figure emerging at its centre both compelling and complex. Those who know his music will be unsurprised by the qualities of Morrissey’s prose, which is ornate, windswept, elusive yet never tricksy, and full of unexpected twists and thrusts. He writes with understanding (albeit often with a tout comprendre c’est rien pardonner caveat) and is most of all straightforwardly moving; never more so here than when writing about his childhood.
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by Gwendoline Riley
Excerpt:
Autobiography is a rich and substantial work, the figure emerging at its centre both compelling and complex. Those who know his music will be unsurprised by the qualities of Morrissey’s prose, which is ornate, windswept, elusive yet never tricksy, and full of unexpected twists and thrusts. He writes with understanding (albeit often with a tout comprendre c’est rien pardonner caveat) and is most of all straightforwardly moving; never more so here than when writing about his childhood.
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