Clive James: Reliable Essays
The Best of Clive James

By Clive James
December 2002
Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 0330481304
367 pages, Illustrated, 5" x 7 ¾"
$21.95 Paper Original

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Introduced by Julian Barnes, "Reliable Essays" is the definitive choice of Clive James's essays, selected from 30 years of prose. Including classic pieces such as "Postcard from Rome" and his observations on Margaret Thatcher, it contains funny examinations of characters like Barry Humphries, while elsewhere showcasing James's more reflective and analytical style.

From Germaine Greer to Marilyn Monroe, from the nature of celebrity to German culpability for the Holocaust, "Reliable Essays" is a cultural index of the 20th century. Contents include: Writing About Writers, World-Besotted Traveler, The Aura of Celebrity, Night, Fog and Forgetfulness, Home and Away, Almost Literature, Practically Art.

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