Clive James

Clive James (1939-2019) was an Australian-British author, critic, broadcaster, poet and translator. He was one of the most brilliant, prolific and entertaining literary minds of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. He became famous in Britain as a television critic for the Observer, a television presenter, a memoirist and a cultural commentator of extraordinary range and wit. The Artificial Horizon is part of his body of critical and essayistic work, showcasing the dazzling intelligence, wit and cultural range that made James one of the most admired writers in the English language. His prose could illuminate any subject — from high literature to low television — with equal brilliance and good humour. Available as both books and audiobooks, Clive James's work offers superlative listening and reading for fans of literary criticism, cultural commentary and the sheer pleasure of reading prose by someone who could write about anything and make it fascinating.