Falling Towards England

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Falling Towards England is a memoir by Australian writer Clive James published in 1985 by Jonathan Cape.^[1] It was as sequel to James' 1980 work Unreliable Memoirs.^[2] The memoir starts with his arrival in England in 1963 as an Australian who had never seen snow.^[3]

A number of real people are mentioned in the memoir: they include filmmaker Bruce Beresford at one point shared accommodation with James.^[2]

References

↑ "Falling towards England: Unreliable memoirs continued". National Library of Australia . Retrieved 16 September 2024.
1 2 William Grimes (journalist) (2 November 2019). "Clive James Dies at 80; Literary Critic Took His Wit to TV". The New York Times . Retrieved 16 September 2024.
↑ Adam Gopnik (30 November 2019). "Clive James Got It Right". The New Yorker . Retrieved 16 September 2024.

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[National_Library_of_Australia_-_Falling_towards_England:_Unreliable_memoirs_continued-1] "Falling towards England: Unreliable memoirs continued". National Library of Australia . Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[New_York_Times_-_2_November_2019_-_Clive_James_Dies_at_80;_Literary_Critic_Took_His_Wit_to_TV-2] 1 2 William Grimes (journalist) (2 November 2019). "Clive James Dies at 80; Literary Critic Took His Wit to TV". The New York Times . Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[The_New_Yorker_-_30_November_2019_-_Clive_James_Got_It_Right-3] Adam Gopnik (30 November 2019). "Clive James Got It Right". The New Yorker . Retrieved 16 September 2024.

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