Flying Visits by Clive James
Flying Visits by Clive James
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Flying Visits
Postcards from the Observer 1976-83
by Clive James
Picador, Pan Books, 1985, ISBN 0330288393, paperback
Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, previous owners’ inscription blacked out on author biography page, age toned pages (see photographs)
“Flying Visits is written with a riveting mix of wit, humour, satire and above all, penetrating observation. Here we have the triumvirate of fact, imagination and eloquence which does for the mind what jumbo jet does for the body. You may never get to Peking, for instance, but this book works as a considerable consolation. Atmosphere is always as valid as cold fact when recalling a foreign visit and James manufactures mood with unequalled mastery…”