'In the closing pages of the last volume, I got married. The ceremony marked a rare outbreak of normality in my life. It was symbolized by my personal appearance. I was clean-shaven and had a hairstyle in reasonably close touch with my...

'One of the most important and influential writers of our time'Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times'Few contemporary critics display the passionate commitment to the idea of poetry, and to the idea of poetry's centrality to civilized life, that...

The River in the Sky: A Poem von James, Clive

'One of the most important and influential writers of our time'Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times'Few contemporary critics display the passionate commitment to the idea of poetry, and to the idea of poetry's centrality to civilized life, that...

'A fresh, impressive new translation of The Divine Comedy that is both easy-going and lucid' Best Books of 2013, Sunday TimesThe Divine Comedy is the precursor of modern literature, and Clive James's new translation - his life's work and...

'I was never alone except in the toilet, where I soon found that locking myself into a cubicle was not much protection from hearing myself talked about by young men standing at urinals. ("Jesus, he's looking rough." "And it's only...

The first three volumes of the critically-acclaimed, million copy bestselling memoir series from the inimitable author, poet and broadcaster Clive James - a hilarious and poignant account of a truly extraordinary life. von James, Clive

"Cultural Amnesia: Notes in the Margin of My Time" von Clive James ist eine tiefgründige und weitreichende Untersuchung der Kultur und Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Das Buch besteht aus über 100 Biografien berühmter Persönlichkeiten,...