{"product_id":"9781447284055-sentenced-to-life","title":"Sentenced to Life","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong his most acclaimed works, this is a collection moving, profoundly honest late poetry from the beloved writer and broadcaster Clive James.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollecting poetry written in the years 2011–2014, \u003ci\u003eSentenced to Life\u003c\/i\u003e sees Clive James look back over his extraordinarily rich life with a clear-eyed and unflinching honesty.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter falling dangerously ill in 2010, Clive James did not expect to live to see this volume published. But live he did, and these poems see James writing with his insight and energy not only undiminished but positively charged by his situation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is no sense of self-pity in this collection, which includes the internet sensation ‘Japanese Maple’ and which deals openly with regret, death and his own illness,. With a great breadth of subject matter – taking in Hollywood, travel, art and politics – it is his fascination with humanity that shines through. It is, above all, a celebration of life – all that is treasurable and memorable in our time here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRich in wisdom and sharp of thought, \u003ci\u003eSentenced to Life\u003c\/i\u003e represents a career high point from one of the great literary intelligences of the age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClive James \u003c\/b\u003e(1939–2019) was a broadcaster, critic, poet, memoirist and novelist. His acclaimed poetry includes the collection \u003ci\u003eSentenced to Life\u003c\/i\u003e and a translation of Dante's \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, both \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. His passion for and knowledge of poetry are distilled in his book of criticism on the subject, \u003ci\u003ePoetry Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e, and, written in the last year of his life, his personal annotated anthology of favourite poems, \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Clive James:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'He will be seen, I think, as one of the most important and influential writers of our time' – Bryan Appleyard, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wise, witty, terrifying, unflinching and extraordinarily alive' – A.S. Byatt, critic and author of \u003ci\u003ePossession: A Romance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Clive James is a true poet' – Peter Porter, \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451485729142,"sku":"9781447284055","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27339871.jpg?v=1760462717","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781447284055-sentenced-to-life","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}