{"product_id":"the-river-in-the-sky-9781509887248","title":"The River in the Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe River in the Sky is a single book-length poem by Clive James that reflects on his final moments of life with wisdom, erudition, and good humor. Despite being close to death for several years, James wrote about his experience in a series of deeply moving poems, presenting a flowing stream of vivid images and tackling the biggest questions about life and how to live it. The book is praised for its exceptional depth and feeling. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 128 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 01 September 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pan Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The River in the Sky\" is a remarkable book-length poem that captures Clive James' final moments of life with the wisdom, erudition, and good humor that defined his extraordinary career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor several years, Clive James battled illness and was nearing death. He expressed his experience through a series of deeply moving poems in this volume. Despite his physical confinement to his Cambridge home, his mind remained free to roam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a grand tour of the fragile treasures of his life, James is animated by powerful recollections. He presents a flowing stream of vivid images, moving from emotionally resonant personal moments, such as listening to jazz records with his future wife, to unforgettable encounters with various cultures. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony sits alongside YouTube's vast cosmopolis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames shares his passions with enormous generosity, making brilliant, original connections and fearlessly tackling the biggest questions: the meaning of life and how to live it. In the end, what emerges from this autobiographical epic is a soaring work of exceptional depth and feeling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe River in the Sky is superb, an epic lament, written in late life, filled with exact and moving observations about life and culture. The New York Times praised it as \"a soaring work of exceptional depth and feeling.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClive James, a multifaceted talent, was a broadcaster, critic, poet, memoirist, and novelist. His acclaimed poetry includes the collection \"Sentenced to Life\" and a translation of Dante's \"The Divine Comedy,\" both Sunday Times bestsellers. His passion for and knowledge of poetry are distilled in his book of criticism on the subject, \"Poetry Notebook,\" and, written in the last year of his life, his personal annotated anthology of favorite poems, \"The Fire Of Joy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Clive James: He will be seen, I think, as one of the great literary figures of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 168g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 130 x 196 x 13 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781509887248\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clive James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44100674289914,"sku":"9781509887248","price":8.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1662137535937_book.jpg?v=1662311941","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-river-in-the-sky-9781509887248","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}