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 The Naked Civil Servant - Quentin Crisp
Newest Review: ... according to Crisp!, doesn't like him at all. Meanwhile his mother kindly tries her best, although out of her depth with her ... more  ... strange and effeminate son. "In those far-off days," writes Crisp. "A homosexual person was never anyone that you actually knew."
Crisp eventually flunks out of Kings College, London and sits around at home annoying his parents for a while. He takes to wandering the streets of London and makes an incredible discovery. He is not alone. Crisp is soon sipping tea in late night cafes with kindred spirits, many of them prostitutes and most of them as fond of make-up as him. He admits to happily accep...more |
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The Naked Civil Servant - Quentin Crisp: Defiant (1100 words)
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The Naked Civil Servant, an autobiography by the late Quentin Crisp, and made famous by a television drama with John Hurt, was first published in 1968. A witty, honest, self-deprecating and poignant account of his life, Crisp writes about the trials and strains of being 'not merely a self-confessed homosexual but a self-evident one', and of openly wearing make-up in an age when a woman with eye-shadow was considered sinful (let alone a man!) and homosexuality was still a criminal offence in Britain punishable under the law. The book takes us into a pre wartime twilight era of bohemia on the breadline, London bedsits and late night cafes as the defiant Crisp battles ... Read the complete review
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