Nick Lezard

Until he discovered pop music, life was all Greek to Pete Paphides

In an outstanding pop-themed Bildungsbuch, Paphides escapes his Greek-Cypriot background and reinvents himself in 1980s Birmingham

issue 21 March 2020
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  • Broken Greek: A Story of Chip Shops and Pop Songs

    Pete Paphides

    Quercus, pp. 585, £20

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