The Blaze of Obscurity

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The Blaze of Obscurity is a memoir by Australian critic and broadcaster Clive James, recounting his years in British television with characteristic wit and self-deprecating humor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
memoir
author Clive James NERFINISHED
authorOccupationDescribed broadcaster
television critic
countryOfOrigin Australia
focusesOn Clive James’s career in British television
follows North Face of Soho
genre autobiography
memoir
hasMediaType book
print
language English
literaryForm non-fiction
literaryStyle anecdotal
essayistic
mainSubject British television
Clive James NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person
notableCharacteristic self-deprecating humor
witty prose
partOf Clive James autobiographical series
setting British television industry
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
tone comic
reflective

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- If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list.
- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
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Description of subject: The Blaze of Obscurity is a memoir by Australian critic and broadcaster Clive James, recounting his years in British television with characteristic wit and self-deprecating humor.

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Clive James notableWork The Blaze of Obscurity