{"product_id":"9780393347111","title":"Cultural Cohesion: The Essential Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eClive James presents the “prequel” to his celebrated \u003cem\u003eCultural Amnesia\u003c\/em\u003e—forty-nine essays that form a cultural education in one brilliant volume.\u003c\/p\u003e Six years after the much-heralded publication of \u003cem\u003eCultural Amnesia\u003c\/em\u003e, Clive James presents his “prequel”—forty-nine essays that he has selected as the best of his half-century career. Originally appearing as \u003cem\u003eAs of This Writing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCultural Cohesion\u003c\/em\u003e examines the twisted cultural terrain of the twentieth century in one of the most accessible and cohesive volumes available. Divided into four sections—“Poetry,” “Fiction and Literature,” “Culture and Criticism,” and “Visual Images”—James comments on poets like W. H. Auden and Phillip Larkin, novelists like D. H. Lawrence and Raymond Chandler (not to mention Judith Krantz!), and filmmakers like Fellini and Bogdanovich. Throughout, James delights his readers with his manic energy and critical aplomb. This volume, featuring a new introduction, is a one-volume cultural education that few recent books can rival.","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121427497200,"sku":"9780393347111","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393347111_p0.jpg?v=1763697326","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393347111","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}