English writer and raconteur Quentin Crisp (1908-1999) became a celebrity and gay icon at the age of 60 with the publication and televising of his 1968 memoir, The Naked Civil Servant. Unapologetically unconventional, he filled books and articles with his witticisms and opinions on popular culture, and packed theaters worldwide with his one-man show An Evening with Quentin Crisp. This biography chronicles Crisp's life, including his birth in pre-World War I England; his life as a gay youth on the streets of London; his early attempts at writing and job-seeking; his entry into the world of modeling; and his sudden success late in life. With this definitive chronicle, Quentin Crisp and his unique worldview are once again on display.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword by Guy Kettelhack      Preface      1. Childhood      2. The Teenage Years      3. Leaving School      4. High Wycombe      5. Leaving Home      6. Becoming Quentin Crisp      7. Freelancing      8. The Early War Years      9. Becoming a Model      10. Peace Breaks Out      11. Becoming the Stately Homo      12. A Midlife Crisis      13. Talking About Himself      14. The Naked Civil Servant      15. Traveling the World      16. America, Here I Come!      17. Becoming a Film Star      18. Going Out with a Bang      19. The Death of the Significant Quentin Crisp      Afterword      Appendix 1—Crisperanto: The Philosophy of Quentin Crisp      Appendix 2—Tributes      Appendix 3—Quentin’s Family Tree      Chapter Notes      Quentin’s Books      Books about Quentin / Web Sites      Index     
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ISBN
9780786464753
Publisert
2011-10-21
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McFarland & Co Inc
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313 gr
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229 mm
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152 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
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Engelsk
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Nigel Kelly, a triple graduate and member of MENSA, lives in Ireland. Find out more at www.nigeldavidkelly.com.