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Tue 10 Oct 2009An obscure sort of celebrity
He may be a veteran of 70 now, but writer, poet and broadcaster Clive James is still ‘a blunderer, who finds things out by trial and error’, he tells
FIONA McCANN
THE FIRST WORDS from Clive James are surprisingly upbeat, considering I’m 20 minutes late for our interview. “Congratulations!” says the voice over the intercom of his apartment building. “You found it!” Yep, that’s Clive James alright, his voice unmistakable despite the intercom distortions: that mild Australian accent, the slightly nasal intonation, the wry but upbeat delivery.
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