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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

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  1. ^ "Falling towards England: Unreliable memoirs continued". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Adam Gopnik (30 November 2019). "Clive James Got It Right". The New Yorker. Retrieved 16 September 2024.