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Flying visits : postcards from the Observer 1976-83

by Clive James

A collection of travel articles originally published in the London Observer between 1976 and 1983. The essays provide satirical accounts of journeys through cities such as Sydney, New York, Rome, Paris, and Jerusalem.

Accession 25709 ISBN 0330288393 Publisher Picador
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