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Radio 4,18 Jul 2021,14 mins

Available for 183 days

Wolverine Blues, or a Case of Defiance Neurosis Fiction from Graeme Macrae Burnet, inspired by the case study "Defiance Neurosis of a Seventeen-Year-Old High School Student" by Alphonse Maeder. In 1950s Switzerland, Max finds himself on a collision course with his father when a new friend stirs a passion for music. Read by Alasdair Hankinson and Robin Laing Producer: Eilidh McCreadie Graeme Macrae Burnet lives in Glasgow and is the author of novels including the Man Booker shortlisted 'His Bloody Project' and longlisted 'Case Study'. His new novel, 'A Case for Matricide', is published in October and concludes the Georges Gorski trilogy.

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