Clive James (1939–2019) Australian author, critic, broadcaster, poet, translator and memoirist
Memoirs, Falling Towards England (1985)
“Better to wear worn shoes than to polish the boots of shop owner.”
— Elfriede Jelinek, book The Piano Teacher
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The Piano Teacher (1988)
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