An esteemed literary critic shares his final musings on books, his children, and his own impending death In 2010, Clive James was diagnosed with terminal leukemia. Deciding that if you don't know the exact moment when the lights will go out, you might as well read until they do, James moved his library to his house in Cambridge, where he would live, read, and perhaps even write. James is the award-winning author of dozens of works of literary criticism, poetry, and history, and this volume contains his reflections on what may well be his last reading list. A look at some of James's old favorites as well as some of his recent discoveries, this book also offers a revealing look at the author himself, sharing his evocative musings on literature and family, and on living and dying. As thoughtful and erudite as the works of Alberto Manguel, and as moving and inspiring as Randy Pausch's The Last Lecture and Will Schwalbe's The End of Your Life Book Club, this valediction to James's lifelong engagement with the written word is a captivating valentine from one of the great literary minds of our time.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-13
9780300223552
eBay Product ID (ePID)
224046613
Product Key Features
Book Title
Latest Readings
Author
Clive James
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
197mm
Item Width
127mm
Item Weight
200 g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Clive James
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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