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31%OFFClive James - The Fire of Joy: Roughly 80 Poems to Get by Heart and Say Aloud - 9781529042085 - 9781529042085
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The Fire of Joy: Roughly 80 Poems to Get by Heart and Say Aloud

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Description for The Fire of Joy: Roughly 80 Poems to Get by Heart and Say Aloud Hardback.

Clive James read, learned and recited poetry aloud for most of his life. In this, the last book he completed before his death, the much-loved poet, broadcaster and author offers a selection of his favourite poems and a personal commentary on each.

In the last months of his life, his vision impaired by surgery and unable to read, Clive James explored the treasure-house of his mind: the poems he knew best, so good that he didn't just remember them, he found them impossible to forget. The Fire of Joy is the record of this final journey of recollection and ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781529042085
SKU
9781529042085
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Clive James
Clive James was the author of more than forty books. As well as essays, he published collections of literary and television criticism, travel writing, verse and novels, plus five volumes of autobiography, Unreliable Memoirs, Falling Towards England, May Week Was In June, North Face of Soho and The Blaze of Obscurity. As a television performer he appeared regularly for both ... Read more

Reviews for The Fire of Joy: Roughly 80 Poems to Get by Heart and Say Aloud
A treasure trove of poetic pleasure
The Times
The Fire of Joy is a proper pleasure. Fun and fight-picking, wise and persuasive. James loves a layman and, by the end, the layman certainly loves James . . . “It’s a dipper,” said my husband, reading over my shoulder. If I wasn’t on review duty, that’s the way I’d ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Fire of Joy: Roughly 80 Poems to Get by Heart and Say Aloud


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