In the ninth installment in BOMB’s Fiction for Driving Across America series, Charlie Smith reads an excerpt from his novel Three Delays, published by Harper Perennial. Read an interview with Charlie Smith by John Reed here or pick up a copy of Issue 115, on newsstands September 15th.
Charlie Smith has written nine books of poetry and six novels. This month’s Three Delays marks his first work of fiction in more than a decade. Hopscotching through decades and cities, from Venice to Istanbul to the porches of West Miami, Smith’s great adventure evades succinct or satisfying description.
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