The Dreaming Swimmer. Non - fiction 1987 - 1992

Thoughtful and funny, this fifth collection of essays from much-loved critic and author Clive James covers the art, politics and culture of 1987-1992.'A well-balanced show of wit, intellect and glorious observation' - Sunday TimesWith work on writers as diverse as Philip Larkin, Primo Levi and Stevie Smith, performers as iconic as Frank Sinatra and Billy Connolly, and publishing events as monumental as the World's First Official The Sun Neighbours Collection Stick Album Plus Extra Free Poster Pull-Out of Jason and Kylie, Clive James is always erudite, insightful and thoroughly entertaining.'He writes like a prophet and he can satirise folly in high places with a touch as elegant as Oscar Wilde .