Latest readings / Clive James.
| Author/creator | James, Clive, 1939- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New Haven and London : Yale University Press, [2015] |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | ix, 180 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Essays. Selections |
| Contents | Introduction -- Hemingway in the beginning -- Revisiting Conrad -- Novels in sequence -- Patrick O'Brian and his salty hero -- War leader -- Sebald and the battle in the air -- Phantom flying saucer -- Under Western eyes -- Anthony Powell, time lord -- Treasuring Osbert Lancaster -- American power -- Kipling and the widow-maker -- Speer in Spandau -- Shakespeare and Johnson -- Naipaul's nastiness -- Movie books -- Women in Hollywood -- Extra shelves -- Always Philip Larkin -- Villa America -- Angles on Hitler -- Stephen Edgar, Australian ace -- John Howard extends his reign -- Hemingway at the end -- On wit -- Richard Wilbur's precept -- When creation is perverse -- Conrad's greatest victory -- Coda. |
| ISBN | 9780300213195 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0300213190 hardcover |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PR9619.3 .J27 A6 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |