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James Clive

    7 oktober 1939 – 24 november 2019
    Somewhere Becoming Rain
    Injury Time
    The Blaze of Obscurity
    The Complete Unreliable Memoirs: Volume One
    Cultural Amnesia
    The Fire of Joy
    • The Fire of Joy

      • 400bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen

      In the last book he completed before he died, Clive James offers a personal guide to the poems he found it impossible to forget.

      The Fire of Joy
      4,4
    • Clive James the essayist and cultural critic at his brilliant best - a dizzyingly erudite tour of twentieth-century culture.

      Cultural Amnesia
      4,3
    • This memoir series offers a blend of humor and poignancy, chronicling the extraordinary life of Clive James, a renowned author, poet, and broadcaster. Spanning three volumes, it captures his unique experiences and reflections, showcasing his wit and insight. The critically-acclaimed series has resonated with readers, selling over a million copies, and provides a compelling narrative of personal and professional triumphs and challenges.

      The Complete Unreliable Memoirs: Volume One
      4,0
    • The Blaze of Obscurity

      • 336bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen

      The fifth volume of Clive James's memoirs - Clive James on TV in book form.

      The Blaze of Obscurity
      4,1
    • Injury Time

      • 96bladzijden
      • 4 uur lezen

      A new collection of deeply moving and life-affirming poems from one of our most cherished, critically acclaimed and bestselling writers.

      Injury Time
      4,0
    • Somewhere Becoming Rain

      • 128bladzijden
      • 5 uur lezen

      Renowned critic, bestselling author and award-winning poet Clive James offers an exploration and celebration of one of his favourite writers, Philip Larkin.

      Somewhere Becoming Rain
      4,1
    • The River in the Sky

      • 128bladzijden
      • 5 uur lezen

      A soaring autobiographical poem, meditating on death and celebrating life, from one of our most cherished, critically acclaimed and bestselling writers.

      The River in the Sky
      4,1
    • Even as We Speak

      • 399bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen

      A collection of essays, both illuminating and humourous, by Clive James. He focuses on Australian poetry, television, the rise and fall of various icons, the holocaust, the state of culture in the 1990s, and the death of Diana.

      Even as We Speak
      4,0
    • Containing more than 100 original essays organized by quotations, James illuminates, rescues, or occasionally destroys the careers of many of the greatest thinkers, humanists, musicians, artists, and philosophers of the 20th century. 110 photographs.

      Cultural Amnesia : Necessary Memories from History and the Arts
      4,1
    • Fame in the 20th Century

      • 256bladzijden
      • 9 uur lezen

      Accompanying Clive James's BBC Television series, this book traces how the invention and development of mass communications - press, radio, film and television - has transformed the nature of fame, and how the famous have dealt with that fame.

      Fame in the 20th Century
      3,8