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y separately published work icon The Dreaming Swimmer : Non-Fiction 1987-1992 selected work   poetry   criticism   prose   satire   humour  
Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 The Dreaming Swimmer : Non-Fiction 1987-1992
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''He writes like a prophet and he can satirise folly in high places with a touch as elegant as Oscar Wilde ...There isn't a word wasted' Daily Mail 'A well-balanced show of wit, intellect and glorious observation' Sunday Times 'No one wields a joke more punchily than he does. And the wide capacity for warmth towards all sorts of experience - from Billy Connolly to Primo Levi - is impressively exemplary in our culturally divided and divisive times' Observer 'Very funny ...breathtakingly good literary essays. Mr James is excellent on television - when he is on it, or reviewing it' Sunday Telegraph 'James's hilarity is often a powerful support for his argument, but as well as vintage Jamesian japery there are many excellent things in this collection' New Statesman & Society'  (Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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Western Europe, Europe,:Jonathan Cape , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Not Drowning but Waving, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 3-8)
Somewhere Becoming Rain, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 9-20)
Last Will and Testament, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 21-36)
Galway Kinnell's Great Poem, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 37-42)
The Australian Poetic Republic, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 43-60)
Your Space or Mine?, Clive James , single work review
— Review of The Archibald Paradox : A Strange Case of Authorship Sylvia Lawson , 1983 single work criticism ; (p. 61-70)
Fanfare for a Big Yin, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 71-72)
Sarah Raphael, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 73-78)
We Shall Be Re-released, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 79-82)
He That Played the Fool, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 83-87)
For Terence Kilmartin, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 88-92)
Pit-bull Poodle, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 93-98)
The Words Count, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 101-119)
Serious Brain Operation, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 120-130)
Making Programmes the World Wants, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 131-139)
Preaching to the Converted, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 140-147)
On the Eve of Disaster, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 148-154)
Chip, Chip, Chip, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 155-162)
Jet-Lag in Tokyoi"Flat feet kept Einstein out of the army.", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 165)
The Light Welli"From Playa de Giron the two-lane blacktop", Clive James , single work poetry (p. 166-168)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Jonathan Cape ,       1992 .
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      Extent: xiv, 208p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Includes index.
      • Epigraph: The striking aphorism requires a stricken aphorist (Alfred Polgar)
      • Dedication: to the memory of Janet Evans: nobis cum semel occidit brevis lux nox est perpetua una dormienda
      ISBN: 0224036025, 9780224036023
    • London,
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      England,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Picador ,       1993 .
      image of person or book cover 7114527176990561005.jpg
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      Extent: xiv, 208p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 3rd November 1993
      ISBN: 0330331213
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Picador ,       2014 .
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      Extent: 226p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 8th May 2014
      ISBN: 9781447271468
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Works about this Work

Diverse, Arrogant but Humorous Sue Walton , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 6 February 1993; (p. 44)
— Review of The Dreaming Swimmer : Non-Fiction 1987-1992 Clive James , 1992 selected work poetry criticism prose
Criticism Flawed by Indulgent Display of Vanity Sylvia Marchant , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 January 1993; (p. 10)
— Review of The Dreaming Swimmer : Non-Fiction 1987-1992 Clive James , 1992 selected work poetry criticism prose
Clive James Critical Clement Semmler , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 37 no. 7-8 1993; (p. 112-113)
— Review of The Dreaming Swimmer : Non-Fiction 1987-1992 Clive James , 1992 selected work poetry criticism prose
Getting Along Famously Susan Chenery , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 February 1993; (p. rev 4)
The Hungry Style James Wood , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 4 December no. 4679 1992; (p. 24)
— Review of The Dreaming Swimmer : Non-Fiction 1987-1992 Clive James , 1992 selected work poetry criticism prose
Clive is Best Far, Far Away from the Box Peter Dean , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 December 1992; (p. wkd 8)
— Review of The Dreaming Swimmer : Non-Fiction 1987-1992 Clive James , 1992 selected work poetry criticism prose
The Hungry Style James Wood , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 4 December no. 4679 1992; (p. 24)
— Review of The Dreaming Swimmer : Non-Fiction 1987-1992 Clive James , 1992 selected work poetry criticism prose
Clive James Critical Clement Semmler , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 37 no. 7-8 1993; (p. 112-113)
— Review of The Dreaming Swimmer : Non-Fiction 1987-1992 Clive James , 1992 selected work poetry criticism prose
Criticism Flawed by Indulgent Display of Vanity Sylvia Marchant , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 January 1993; (p. 10)
— Review of The Dreaming Swimmer : Non-Fiction 1987-1992 Clive James , 1992 selected work poetry criticism prose
Diverse, Arrogant but Humorous Sue Walton , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 6 February 1993; (p. 44)
— Review of The Dreaming Swimmer : Non-Fiction 1987-1992 Clive James , 1992 selected work poetry criticism prose
Getting Along Famously Susan Chenery , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 February 1993; (p. rev 4)
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