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In this autobiography, Quentin Crisp describes his unhappy childhood and the stresses of adolescence that led him to London. There in bedsits and cafes he found a world of brutality and comedy, of shortlived jobs and precarious relationships. All of which he faced with humour and intelligence.
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"As soon as I stepped out of my mother's womb...I realized that I had made a mistake", Quentin Crisp declares, giving a small hint of the witty and wry approach he takes toward the life he describes with uninhibited exuberance in this classic autobiography, which is both a comic masterpiece and a unique testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Crisp not only came out as a gay man in 1931, when the slightest sign of homosexuality shocked public sensibilities, but he did so with grand and provocative flamboyance, determined to spread the message that homosexuality did not exclude him or anyone else from the human race. His hilarious descriptions of encounters with parents, friends, employers, soldiers and sailors, and the law reveal the strength and humor of an honest man, determined to face the world with the uncensored, unapologetic truth about himself.
About the Author
Quentin Crisp was born on Christmas Day 1908 in Sutton, a suburb of London. After leaving school he became an illustrator and a designer of book covers before spending the next 35 years of his life as an artists' model. In 1981 he moved to New York City and became a resident alien, living in a one bedroom flat in Chelsea which he famously never cleaned ("After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse"), and describing himself as a "resident waif." He died in 1999, just one month short of his 91st birthday.
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The Naked Civil Servant
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Signet printing. A spot of rubbing to the front cover, and tanning to the pages. Preface by Michael Holroyd. The autobiographical writings of a gay man in pre-war England.; Mass Market PB; 212 pages. Seller Inventory # 27926
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The Naked Civil Servant an autobiography [inscribed & signed]
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Paperback. 212p., inscribed to Randy [Alfred] signed by Crisp, good first Signet mass-market paperback edition, first printing stated in pictorial wraps. The Cape UK edition is Young 853A* Signet E8292. Alfred's ownership signature as well. Crisp thanks Alfred for a "cozy" interview. Randy Alfred is a freelance journalist who co-founded the San Francisco Bay Times, edited The Sentinel and hosted the KSAN public affairs radio show The Gay Life. Seller Inventory # 200652
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MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. Condition: Used; Very Good. Used; Very Good. 55-C-02 Signet 1978 MMP. SIGNED and Inscribed by author on title page. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers have light wear. First Signet printing. Book Condition: Very Good 3-27 . 1978. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. Seller Inventory # 9780451082923
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