Zadie Smith on Giuseppe Pontiggia's Umberto Buti – books podcast

Update: 2018-12-31

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Zadie Smith shares why she loves this almost ‘anti-Italian’ story from Giuseppe Pontiggia, then reads the story, as part of our seasonal series of short stories selected by leading novelists

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Zadie Smith on Giuseppe Pontiggia's Umberto Buti – books podcast

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Zadie Smith on Giuseppe Pontiggia's Umberto Buti – books podcast

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Zadie Smith on Giuseppe Pontiggia's Umberto Buti – books podcast