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Unreliable Memoirs is a memoir by Australian writer Clive James published in 1980 by Jonathan Cape The book was a bestseller, and the first of a series of autobiographical works. It was followed by Falling Towards England, published in 1985, May Week Was in June (1990), North Face of Soho (2006) and The Blaze of Obscurity (2009).
1 de jan. de 1980 · Tudo é uma madalena, escreve o australiano Clive James no primeiro livro que dele leio, "Unreliable Memoirs". Livro brilhante sobre a sua infância que tenta fazer um tanto aquilo que aponta a Proust: mais do que despoletar memórias, mantê-las numa trela curta e ordenada.
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Anyone who is or has been "getting to know thyself, slowly" blushes with recall of suchlike. Yet, universal as Unreliable Memoirs may be, it is not an Everyman's Memoir. Instead, this is an Every-Thinking-Person's memoir. It's a record of the chaos each individual releases into the world at birth.
18 de mai. de 2009 · A best-selling classic around the world, Clive James’s hilarious memoir has long been unavailable in the United States. Before James Frey famously fabricated his memoir, Clive James wrote a refreshingly candid book that made no claims to be accurate, precise, or entirely truthful, only to entertain.
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by Clive James. 3.90 · 277 Ratings · 40 Reviews · published 2009 · 7 editions. The Blaze of The TV Years James, Clive. Want to Read. Rate it: Unreliable Memoirs, Falling Towards England, May Week Was in June, North Face of Soho, and The Blaze of Obscurity.
2 de jul. de 2022 · Told with James's unassailable sense of humour and self-effacing charm, Unreliable Memoirs is a hilarious and touching introduction to the story of a national treasure. A million-copy bestseller, this classic memoir is a celebration of life in all its unpredictable glory.
Anyone who is or has been “getting to know thyself, slowly” blushes with recall of suchlike. Yet, universal as Unreliable Memoirs may be, it is not an Everyman’s Memoir. Instead, this is an Every-Thinking-Person's memoir. It’s a record of the chaos each individual releases into the world at birth.
