Unreliable memoirs
James, Clive, 1939-20192015
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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. In the first instalment of Clive James's memoirs we follow the young Clive on his journey from boyhood to the cusp of manhood, when his days of wearing short trousers are finally behind him. Battling with school, girls, various relatives and an overwhelming desire to be a superhero, Clive's adventures growing up in the suburbs of post-war Sydney are hair-raising, uproarious and almost too good to be true ...Told with James's unassailable sense of humour and self-effacing charm, this is a hilarious and touching introduction to the story of a national treasure. This classic memoir is a celebration of life in all its unpredictable glory.
Main title:
Unreliable memoirs / Clive James with an introduction by PJ O'Rourke.
Author:
James, Clive, 1939-2019, authorO'Rourke, P. J., writer of introduction
Work:
Edition:
Picador Classics edition.
Imprint:
London : Picador Classics, 2015.©1980
Collation:
xiii, 184 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London : Cape, 1980.
ISBN:
97814472754809781447275480 (paperback)
Dewey class:
070.92
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
97293
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | -Biography | BIOG 070.92 JAME | Available |
| Library at the Dock | -Biography | BIOG 070.92 JAME | Available |
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | -Biography | BIOG 070.92 JAME | Available |