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A soaring autobiographical poem, meditating on death and celebrating life, from one of our most cherished, critically acclaimed and bestselling writers.

In the last book he completed before he died, Clive James offers a personal guide to the poems he found it impossible to forget.

Volume Two of one of the most beloved and acclaimed series of memoirs of all time, from a true national treasure.

The first three volumes of the critically-acclaimed, miillion copy best-selling memoir series from the inimitable Clive Jamesl - a hilarious and poignant account of a truly extraordinary life

Clive James the essayist and cultural critic at his brilliant best - a dizzyingly erudite tour of twentieth-century culture.

Renowned critic, bestselling author and award-winning poet Clive James offers an exploration and celebration of one of his favourite writers, Philip Larkin.

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One of the most important and influential writers of our time'Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times'Few contemporary critics display the passionate commitment to the idea of poetry, and to the idea of poetry's centrality to civilized life, that James does'John Banville, New York Review of Books

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One of the most important and influential writers of our time' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times'Few contemporary critics display the passionate commitment to the idea of poetry, and to the idea of poetry's centrality to civilized life, that James does' John Banville, New York Review of Books

James's confrontation with his approaching death is nothing short of inspirational' IndependentInjury Time finds Clive James with more time on the clock than he had anticipated, and all the more determined to use it wisely - to capture the treasurable moment, and think about how best to live his remaining days. In a series of intimate poems, James declares 'family' to be our greatest blessing, he writes about his longing for Australia, where ...

James's confrontation with his approaching death is nothing short of inspirational' Independent'James writes with exquisite perception and surgical precision, he is a poet of powerful argument and emotional force' The Times

Collette, jeune veuve, est une républicaine, vivant à Belfast, avec sa mère et ses frères, de fervents activistes de l’IRA. Suite à son arrestation après un attentat avorté au cœur de Londres, Mac, un agent secret du MI5, lui offre le choix:passer 25 années en prison et ainsi perdre ce qu’elle a de plus cher, son fils, ou espionner sa propre famille. Elle décide de faire confiance à Mac, et retourne parmi les siens…

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The award-winning author and critic, James examines the radical cultural revolution in how TV is being watched and the impact that many TV shows - including "Breaking Bad" and "The Sopranos" - are having on modern society.

Praise for Sentenced to Life‘James’s confrontation with his approaching death is nothing short of inspirational’ Joan Bakewell, Independent‘Wise, witty, terrifying, unflinching and extraordinarily alive . . . both a great pleasure and a chill in the nerves’ A. S. Byatt, Guardian‘James has approached the time of his vanishing with grace and good humour, not sentimentality or anger. These poems are death-haunted but radiant with the felt experie...

James presents the "prequel" to his celebrated "Cultural Amnesia"--49 essays that form a cultural education in one brilliant volume.

Praise for the poetry of Clive James'James writes with exquisite perception and surgical precision, he is a poet of powerful argument and emotional force' The Times'James has the primary, sine qua non gifts of a poet. He rejoices in language, and he shows enormous skill in using it' Sunday Telegraph'Wise, witty, terrifying, unflinching and extraordinarily alive, both a great pleasure and a chill in the nerves' A. S. Byatt, Guardian