The Complete Unreliable Memoirs

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.<BR><BR>'It is one of the most tender, frank and, above all, funny accounts of growing up I have ever read' - Michael Parkinson<BR><BR>With his trademark humour and self-deprecating style, Clive James proves a hugely entertaining and erudite guide to his own remarkable life. <BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>From a true national treasure, this is a collection of one of the most well-loved and acclaimed memoirs of our times.<BR><BR>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 . . .<BR><BR>'A comic triumph' - London Review of Books<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>The final two books, North Face of Soho and The Blaze of Obscurity, are available in Volume Two.<BR><BR>Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

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