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In 'The Fraud,' Zadie Smith takes on historical fiction and the Tichborne case
Listen to the episodeIn 'The Fraud,' Zadie Smith takes on historical fiction and the Tichborne case
Listen to the episodeA historical novel centred on the notorious Tichborne case in Victorian England, in which a butcher from Australia falsely claimed to be the long-lost heir to a British fortune. Smith explores how the impostor's supporters clung to his cause despite his outrageous lies, drawing parallels with 21st-century politics.
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