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Clive James
Clive James
Awards
Winner — New York Times Notable Selection, 2007
Winner — New York Times Notable Selection, 2008
Books by Clive James
Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts
Paperback, 2008
"I can't remember when I've learned as much from something I've read—or laughed as much while doing it." —Jacob Weisberg, Slate
Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts
Hardback, 2007
Forty years in the making, a new cultural canon that celebrates truth over hypocrisy, literature over totalitarianism.
Opal Sunset: Selected Poems, 1958-2008
Hardback, 2008
Inspired, through his vast reading, by the poetic voices of the past, yet always speaking in a voice unmistakably his own, Clive James ineffably combines humor and great tragedy (but never...
Unreliable Memoirs
Paperback, 2009
A best-selling classic around the world, Clive James’s hilarious memoir has long been unavailable in the United States.
Opal Sunset: Selected Poems, 1958-2008
Paperback, 2011
“A generous helping of [James’s] very best, guaranteed to lift the spirit and raise the eyebrow.”—Billy Collins
Nefertiti in the Flak Tower: Poems
Hardback, 2013
“Clive James is more or less the only living poet who manages to be both entertaining and moving.”—Edward Mendelson
Sentenced to Life: Poems
Hardback, 2017
"There is an inevitable sadness to this moving collection. This being James, there are also moments of zinging energy and a sense of fun…James will remain in the present tense as those Japanese...
Unreliable Memoirs
E Book, 2009
A best-selling classic around the world, Clive James’s hilarious memoir has long been unavailable in the United States.
Nefertiti in the Flak Tower: Poems
E Book, 2013
“Clive James is more or less the only living poet who manages to be both entertaining and moving.”—Edward Mendelson
Sentenced to Life: Poems
E Book, 2015
"There is an inevitable sadness to this moving collection. This being James, there are also moments of zinging energy and a sense of fun…James will remain in the present tense as those Japanese...