{"product_id":"complete-unreliable-memoirs-vol-1","title":"Complete Unreliable Memoirs Vol 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClive 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 \u003ci\u003eComplete Unreliable Memoirs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''It is one of the most tender, frank and, above all, funny accounts of growing up I have ever read'' – Michael Parkinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith his trademark humour and self-deprecating style, Clive James proves a hugely entertaining and erudite guide to his own remarkable life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a true national treasure, this is a collection of one of the most well-loved and acclaimed memoirs of our times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI 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 . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A comic triumph'' – London Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Complete Unreliable Memoirs: Volume One\u003c\/i\u003e collects the first three books of autobiography from Clive James: \u003ci\u003eUnreliable Memoirs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFalling Towards England\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMay Week Was In June\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe final two books, \u003ci\u003eNorth Face of Soho \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Blaze of Obscurity\u003c\/i\u003e, are available in \u003ci\u003eVolume Two\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306608173438,"sku":"NW9781529090765","price":12.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529090765.jpg?v=1778531270","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/complete-unreliable-memoirs-vol-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}