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Informationen zum 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. Klappentext 'Wise, witty, terrifying, unflinching and extraordinarily alive . . . both a great pleasure and a chill in the nerves' A.S. Byatt, Guardian In Sentenced to Life , Clive James looks back over his unusually rich life with a clear-eyed and unflinching honesty. There are regrets, but no trace of self-pity in these verses, which - for all their open dealings with death and illness - are primarily a celebration of what is treasurable and memorable during our time here. This first-rate collection, which was an instant bestseller on publication, includes the unforgettable 'Japanese Maple' and shows one of our wisest poets with his insight and emotional power not only undiminished but positively charged by his situation. 'A magical work, direct, lyrical, moving, and wholly unsentimental' John Banville, New York Review of Books ' Sentenced to Life is the work of a lifetime, at least so far' Philip Collins, The Times 'James's confrontation with his approaching death is nothing short of inspirational' Joan Bakewell, Independent Sentenced to Life was critically acclaimed on publication and went on to be the bestselling original poetry collection in the UK in 2015. Zusammenfassung Among his most acclaimed works, this is a collection moving, profoundly honest late poetry from the beloved writer and broadcaster Clive James....
