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Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 Flying Visits : Postcards From The Observer 1976-83
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'Clive James has never been able to conceal his passion for air travel. Before he attained long trousers he could identify every aircraft that rattled the crockery in his house near Kingsford Smith aerodrome near Sydney, and he spent his adolescence making himself indispensible to the cleaners who swept out the planes. James' original two 'Postcards' to the Observer recorded his first return to Sydney after fifteen years in Europe. After that, Postcards arrived from around the world and became a popular occasional feature in that newspaper. James has reported from the Caucus Room in Washington D. C., where the U. S. Attorney-General was being grilled by Strom Thrumond,, from an institute in Shanghai where Margaret Thatcher was being grilled on biochemistry by smiling Chinese scientist, and from a secret lakeside restaurant in America where Kiri Te Kanawa was being grilled by Clive James. We learn that women's hairstyles play an important part in the Soviet economy, that diving into the Dead Sea should be attempted only with the eyes shut, and that Los Angeles freeways distort time and space to a point where Disneyland, when you arrive there, seems like reality. Journalist, critic, television performer, poet and novelist, Clive James is also a master of the art of travelling. He conveys his curiosity for both the great event and the telling detail with irresistible with and vitality.' (Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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Jonathan Cape , 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Postcard from Sydney [1] : Home, James, Clive James , single work prose (p. 15-22)
Postcard from Sydney [2] : Here is the noos, Clive James , single work prose (p. 23-31)
Postcard from Russia, Clive James , single work prose (p. 31-40)
Postcard from New York, Clive James , single work prose (p. 40-47)
Postcard from Japan [1] : An Exchange of Views, Clive James , single work prose (p. 48-55)
Postcard from Japan [2] : The bridegroom of the sea, Clive James , single work prose (p. 56-64)
Postcard from Biarritz, Clive James , single work prose (p. 64-73)
Postcard from Rome, Clive James , single work prose (p. 73-881)
Postcard from Los Angeles [1] : No Stopping Any Time, Clive James , single work prose (p. 81-89)
Postcard from Los Angeles [2] : Even with uncle's dogs, Clive James , single work prose (p. 90-98)
Postcard from Salzburg, Clive James , single work prose (p. 98-106)
Postcard from Paris, Clive James , single work prose (p. 107-116)
Postcard from Washington, Clive James , single work prose (p. 116-127)
Mrs T. in China [1] : The dragon lady flies east, Clive James , single work prose (p. 127-137)
Mrs T. in China [2] : The great leap homeward, Clive James , single work prose (p. 138-149)
Postcard from Epcot, Clive James , single work prose (p. 150-160)
Postcard from Munich, Clive James , single work prose (p. 161-170)
Postcard from Jerusalem, Clive James , single work prose (p. 171-180)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      Pan ,
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      Extent: xi, 180p.p.
      Edition info: Picador ed.
      ISBN: 0330288393 (pbk)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      W. W. Norton ,
      1986 .
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      Extent: xiii, 199p.p.
      Edition info: 1st US ed.
      ISBN: 0393022943
Alternative title: Teruleseim es fordulasaim kepeslapok as Observerbol, 1976-1983
Language: Hungarian
      Budapest,
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      2000 .
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      Extent: 201p.

Other Formats

  • Braille.
  • Large print.
  • Sound recording.

Works about this Work

Travellers Rather than Tourists Elizabeth Riddell , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 June vol. 107 no. 5470 1985; (p. 84,87-88)

— Review of Flying Visits : Postcards From The Observer 1976-83 Clive James , 1984 single work prose
Join the James Jaunt Sandra Hall , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 December 1985; (p. 16)

— Review of Flying Visits : Postcards From The Observer 1976-83 Clive James , 1984 single work prose
Clive, at Home and Abroad Herb Hild , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 March 1985; (p. 18)

— Review of Flying Visits : Postcards From The Observer 1976-83 Clive James , 1984 single work prose
Postcards from the Master of One-Liners James Hall , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 April 1985; (p. 37)

— Review of Flying Visits : Postcards From The Observer 1976-83 Clive James , 1984 single work prose
Travelogue by the Master of Cut and Paste R. J. Stove , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 February 1985; (p. 13)

— Review of Flying Visits : Postcards From The Observer 1976-83 Clive James , 1984 single work prose
A Mixed Offering Veronica Sen , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 December 1985; (p. 8)

— Review of Flying Visits : Postcards From The Observer 1976-83 Clive James , 1984 single work prose ; The Man of Slow Feeling : Selected Short Stories Michael Wilding , 1985 selected work short story ; The Scent of Eucalyptus Barbara Hanrahan , 1973 single work novel ; The Little Company Eleanor Dark , 1945 single work novel ; The Days and Dreams of Arcady Geoffrey C. Bingham , 1985 selected work prose short story
Travelogue by the Master of Cut and Paste R. J. Stove , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 February 1985; (p. 13)

— Review of Flying Visits : Postcards From The Observer 1976-83 Clive James , 1984 single work prose
Postcards from the Master of One-Liners James Hall , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 April 1985; (p. 37)

— Review of Flying Visits : Postcards From The Observer 1976-83 Clive James , 1984 single work prose
Clive, at Home and Abroad Herb Hild , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 March 1985; (p. 18)

— Review of Flying Visits : Postcards From The Observer 1976-83 Clive James , 1984 single work prose
Join the James Jaunt Sandra Hall , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 December 1985; (p. 16)

— Review of Flying Visits : Postcards From The Observer 1976-83 Clive James , 1984 single work prose
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Subjects:
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  • Sydney, New South Wales,
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    France,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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    China,
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    East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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    Australia,
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    Former Soviet Union,
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    Eastern Europe, Europe,
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    Japan,
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    East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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