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Episode 2

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The new boy challenges Max to expand his horizons in the second part of Graeme Macrae Burnet's serial about music and rebellion. Read by Alasdair Hankinson and Robin Laing.

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, the new boy at school lays down a challenge for Max. But is the talented musician ready to expand his horizons?

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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Mon 2 Sep 2024 14:45
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  • Sun 25 Jul 2021 19:45
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