The Blaze of Obscurity
The Blaze of Obscurity: The TV Years(5 Unreliable Memoirs)

The Blaze of Obscurity: The TV Years(5 Unreliable Memoirs)


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In the 1980s, Clive James found his way into full-time television. In The Blaze of Obscurity, his fifth book of memoir, he delivers the inside story. A hilarious, thoughtful, warts and all account of a life in the public eye. 'Clive James is an intellectual as well as a joker, a wise man as well as a wit' – Observer As his fame grew, Clive James was never alone – except in the toilet. But there, cubicle walls provided little protection against young men, standing at urinals, talking behind his back: Jesus, he's looking rough. And it's only Monday. Taking it in his stride and batting away accusations of selling out, Clive James was in television for the adventure. And an adventure it was. Rollicking through the end of one century and the beginning of the next, he interviews Hefner and Hepburn, Frank Sinatra and Françoise Sagan, Peter Ustinov ('even his nose could act') and Ronald Reagan. He explores the Las Vegas Grand Prix and the Louisville Kentucky Holiday Inn talent pageant, sends Postcards from Kenya, Shanghai, Tokyo and Dallas, interprets the news, discovers the first bizarre examples of what has come to be known as reality TV, and promotes the career of the irrepressible Margarita Pracatan – all told here with his trademark humour and thoughtful erudition. The Blaze of Obscurity is the fifth and final book of memoir from Clive James. Praise for Clive James: 'It is one of the most tender, frank and, above all, funny accounts of growing up I have ever read' –Michael Parkinson 'There can't be many writers of my generation who haven't been heavily influenced by Clive James' – Charlie Brooker 'A wonderfully witty and intelligent writer' – Verity Lambert

About the Author :
Clive James is the author of more than 20 books, including four previous volumes of autobiography (Unreliable Memoirs, Falling Towards England, May Week was in June and North Face of Soho), collections of literary and television criticism, essays, travel writing, verse and novels. In 1992 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia and in 2003 he was awarded the Philip Hodgins memorial medal for literature.

Review :
Clive James is an intellectual as well as a joker, a wise man as well as a wit.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780330457378
  • Publisher: Pan MacMillan
  • Publisher Imprint: Picador
  • Height: 197 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 21 mm
  • Weight: 240 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0330457373
  • Publisher Date: 06 Aug 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Series Title: 5 Unreliable Memoirs
  • Sub Title: The TV Years
  • Width: 130 mm


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