From the Land of Shadows
08 October 2015Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
His third book of cultural criticism, From the Land of Shadows sees essayist, critic and poet Clive James at his erudite, enlightening best.
'[T]he lasting impression is of our critic's truly amazing breadth of reference' – Times Literary Supplement
Collecting his work from the late 1970s and into the early 1980s, this book contains engaging, informed discussions of such writers as Bernard...
Details
08 October 2015288 pages
9781509822089Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Delightful writing. One of the liveliest writers on the scene.Bernard Crick, New Statesman
His outstanding talent is as a cicerone, guiding the ignorant traveller with patience, knowledge and wit round some favourite literary edifice and communicating his own admiration of it to the goggling and fascinated visitor . . . the lasting impression is of our critic’s truly amazing breadth of referenceTimes Literary Supplement
Mr James is hungry for – and not unworthy of – engagement with important issues. A collection of dignity and coherence . . . tellingly timelySunday Times
