Under the Eye of the Clock: A MemoirOxygen-deprived for two hours at birth, Christopher Nolan lived to write, at age twenty-one, the autobiography of his childhood, told as the story of Joseph Meehan. He wrote the book, using a "unicorn stick" attached to his head, letter by painful letter. The result is astonishingly lyrical, filled with powerful description, touching moments of triumph and humiliation, and, above all, disarming wit. It is, in the words of London's Daily Express, "a book of sheer wonder". |
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User Review - m.belljackson - LibraryThingChristopher Nolan, as Joseph Meehan, opens the amazing and poetic universe of his young life. All the Love from his Mother, Nora, his Father, Matthew, and his older sister, Yvonne! It all alternates with his deepest fears, hopes, and desires. Read full review
Contents
A Modicum of Aloe | 1 |
Hell Guffawed | 15 |
White Sheets of Life | 25 |
The Stirring of the Muse | 35 |
The EightLegged Pony | 43 |
Knife Used | 50 |
The Night That Was In It | 60 |
An Eyeful of Derravaragh | 68 |
Slavery was Abolished | 103 |
The Cool Green Garden | 106 |
head the ball | 114 |
Is The Sound of Footsteps | 123 |
A Dream Being Shattered | 132 |
Kernelled Loneliness | 142 |
Academics Thesaurus of Thoughts | 149 |
His Human Wasteland | 156 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Under the Eye of the Clock: A Memoir |
| Author | Christopher Nolan |
| Publisher | Arcade Publishing, 2000 |
| ISBN | 1559705124, 9781559705127 |
| Length | 163 pages |
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