“When you cut it up, put the pieces in your mouth and swallowed them, the British hamburger shaped itself to the bottom on your stomach like ballast, while interacting with your gastric juices to form an incipient belch of enormous potential, an airship which had been inflated in a garage. This belch, when silently released, would cause people standing twenty yards away to start examining the soles of their shoes. The vocalized version sounded like a bag of tools thrown into a bog.”
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Falling Towards England: (Unreliable Memoirs Continued)
In this follow-up to the unreliable memoirs, the author delves into a series of personal anecdotes and reflections, weaving together a tapestry of truth and deception. The reader is invited to question the reliability of the narrator's accounts, as the line between fact and fiction blurs. more
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Clive James
Clive James, born on October 7, 1939, is an Australian author, critic, and broadcaster. His works span poetry, fiction, essays, and literary criticism, known for their unique humor and insightful observations. more
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