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posted by davidt
on Wednesday February 28 2001, @10:00AM
De Winter from Spain writes:
Just a few lines to tell you about a re-print of a Spanish book that may be interesting for any Smiths/Morrissey fan. The book is called “La Balada de Oscar Wilde” (The Ballad of Oscar Wilde) and features a fictional monologue of the English writer addresed to …¡Morrissey himself! In the book, it is supposed that Moz has got “in touch” with Wilde because he wants to write an opera about him. Each chapter of the book is named after a Smiths song (i.e. Cemetry Gates, This Charming Man, This Night Has Opened My Eyes, etc.) and features lots of references to the group and Morrissey. The author of this book is Miguel Dalmau (Barcelona, 1956), a well-known literary critic, novelist (and Moz fan, I suppose). This book was first edited in 1994 under the name “Yo, Wilde” (I, Wilde) and has been reissued recently to commemorate Wilde’s Centennary. Check out www.fnac.es or www.crisol.es if you want to buy online a paperback copy (edited by Editorial Debolsillo). The price is 6,14 € (around 7US$).
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