The Complete Unreliable Memoirs: Volume One
Picador (Verlag)
978-1-5290-9076-5 (ISBN)
Clive James, a true polymath, became a generation-defining voice as a broadcaster, a critic, a poet and an author. Among his greatest achievements, his five hilarious, heartwarming books of autobiography are collected now in two volumes: his Complete Unreliable Memoirs.
'It is one of the most tender, frank and, above all, funny accounts of growing up I have ever read' – Michael Parkinson
With his trademark humour and self-deprecating style, Clive James proves a hugely entertaining and erudite guide to his own remarkable life.
In this first volume, James explores his childhood adventures in the suburbs of post-war Sydney, his excited arrival in Sixties’ London as a young man and aspiring poet, and his time at Cambridge University where he neglected his studies in favour of poetry, the stage, the music business and the film industry.
From a true national treasure, this is a collection of one of the most well-loved and acclaimed memoirs of our times.
I was born in 1939. The other big event of that year was the outbreak of the Second World War, but for the moment, that did not affect me . . .
'A comic triumph' – London Review of Books
The Complete Unreliable Memoirs: Volume One collects the first three books of autobiography from Clive James: Unreliable Memoirs, Falling Towards England, and May Week Was In June.
The final two books, North Face of Soho and The Blaze of Obscurity, are available in Volume Two.
Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
Clive James was the author of more than forty books. As well as essays, he published collections of literary and television criticism, travel writing, verse and novels, plus five volumes of autobiography, Unreliable Memoirs, Falling Towards England, May Week Was In June, North Face of Soho and The Blaze of Obscurity. As a television performer he appeared regularly for both the BBC and ITV, most notably as writer and presenter of the Postcard series of travel documentaries. He published several poetry collections, including the Sunday Times bestseller Sentenced to Life, and a translation of Dante’s The Divine Comedy, which was also a Sunday Times bestseller. In 1992 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia and in 2003 he was awarded the Philip Hodgins memorial medal for literature. He held honorary doctorates from Sydney University and the University of East Anglia. In 2012 he was appointed CBE and in 2013, an Officer of the Order of Australia. He died in 2019.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.10.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Picador Collection |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 132 x 197 mm |
| Gewicht | 438 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5290-9076-8 / 1529090768 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5290-9076-5 / 9781529090765 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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