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Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Snakecharmers in Texas : Essays 1980-87
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'In Snakecharmers in Texas, a collection of essays, written between 1980-1987, Clive James tackles burning issues and shining personalities from Barry Humphries to Barry Manilow and Michael Jackson to Michael Foot. He discusses the nuances of Kung Fu cinema, the lyrical footwork of Torvill and Dean and the charms of the Statue of Liberty; he reviews books, such as Roland Barthes' Camera Lucida and the poetry of Les Murray; and he writes passionately, knowledgably and hilariously on subjects ranging from the Sydney Opera House to snooker via the Cambridge Footlights.

'Reminiscing about this book some years after publication, Clive James had this to say: 'a Jonathan Cape hardback in 1988, Snakecharmers in Texas became a Picador paperback in 1989. The title caused endless trouble in the bookshops, which were no longer keeping all the Picadors in the same spinner, but distributing them all over the shop according to classification. Thus it was that this book turned up, if it turned up at all, in shelves devoted to travel in the USA, or the customs of the Orient. For what an author's opinion of his work is worth, I think this is the book that best represents what I could actually do at a time of my life when I was under the impression that I could do everything at once and still stay out of hospital.'' (Publication summary)

Contents

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A Death in Life, Clive James , single work criticism prose (p. 3-17)
Elaborate Brute, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 17-29)
Approximately in the Vicinity of Barry Humphries, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 30-44)
The Boy from Brisbane, Clive James , single work criticism (p. 44-48)
Les in More, Clive James , single work criticism biography (p. 49-57)
A Dream of Zinc Cream, Clive James , single work criticism prose autobiography (p. 57-61)
The First Iron Lady, Clive James , single work prose (p. 65-70)
Ruins Without Value, Clive James , single work prose (p. 70-76)
Ground - Level Entrance, Clive James , single work prose (p. 76-80)
You Little Bobby - Dazzler, Clive James , single work prose (p. 80-87)
Tis Vidocq!, Clive James , single work prose (p. 169-178)
Kung Fu Wit, Clive James , single work prose (p. 179-183)
N.V. Rampant Meets Martin Amis, Clive James , single work prose (p. 203-206)
Out Into the Light, Clive James , single work prose biography (p. 219-225)
The Queen in California, Clive James , single work prose (p. 225-233)
Dedicated Follower, Clive James , single work prose (p. 233-236)
Ugh!, Clive James , single work prose (p. 239-243)
The New Diaghilev, Clive James , single work prose (p. 243-246)
Making a Whore Movie, Clive James , single work prose (p. 247-251)
Ice - Dancers, Clive James , single work prose (p. 275-284)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      Extent: ix, 373p.p.
      ISBN: 0224025716, 9780224025713
    • London,
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      Extent: 373p.
      Edition info: Picador ed.
      ISBN: 0330305808
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      Extent: 192p.
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      • Published 28 March 2013
      ISBN: 9781447235293

Works about this Work

Hello Possums : Barry Humphries and Australian English Anne Pender , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Ozwords , October vol. 16 no. 1 2007; (p. 1-3)
Corsair Over the Rift Valley Les Murray , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Blocks and Tackles : Articles and Essays 1982 to 1990 1990; (p. 203-211)

— Review of Snakecharmers in Texas : Essays 1980-87 Clive James , 1988 selected work prose criticism biography autobiography
New Paperbacks Robin Lucas , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 October 1989; (p. 84)

— Review of Snakecharmers in Texas : Essays 1980-87 Clive James , 1988 selected work prose criticism biography autobiography
A Revealing Plunge into Local Morals Penelope Nelson , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 21-22 October 1989; (p. 10)

— Review of The Bathing-Machine Called the Twentieth Century Nigel Krauth , 1988 single work novel ; Snakecharmers in Texas : Essays 1980-87 Clive James , 1988 selected work prose criticism biography autobiography
The Kid Picks a Bobby-Dazzling Bouquet Brian Matthews , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 October 1988; (p. 10)

— Review of Snakecharmers in Texas : Essays 1980-87 Clive James , 1988 selected work prose criticism biography autobiography
A Revealing Plunge into Local Morals Penelope Nelson , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 21-22 October 1989; (p. 10)

— Review of The Bathing-Machine Called the Twentieth Century Nigel Krauth , 1988 single work novel ; Snakecharmers in Texas : Essays 1980-87 Clive James , 1988 selected work prose criticism biography autobiography
Clive's Whingeing Ways Don Anderson , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 October 1988; (p. 85)

— Review of Snakecharmers in Texas : Essays 1980-87 Clive James , 1988 selected work prose criticism biography autobiography
James Bound Katherine Cummings , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Listener , 19-25 November 1988; (p. 47)

— Review of Snakecharmers in Texas : Essays 1980-87 Clive James , 1988 selected work prose criticism biography autobiography
A Word Wizard of Oz Flaunts His Genius in Britain Herb Hild , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 12 November 1988; (p. B4)

— Review of Snakecharmers in Texas : Essays 1980-87 Clive James , 1988 selected work prose criticism biography autobiography
The Kid Picks a Bobby-Dazzling Bouquet Brian Matthews , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 October 1988; (p. 10)

— Review of Snakecharmers in Texas : Essays 1980-87 Clive James , 1988 selected work prose criticism biography autobiography
Hello Possums : Barry Humphries and Australian English Anne Pender , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Ozwords , October vol. 16 no. 1 2007; (p. 1-3)
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