Clive James

Broschiertes Buch

At the Pillars of Hercules

Beschreibung

Clive James's second book of criticism, with an introduction by the author.

Autor

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 holds 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Picador
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 405g
• ISBN-13: 9781447248842
• ISBN-10: 1447248848
• Artikelnr.: 42381592