Author: Quentin Crisp
Year: 1968
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Non Fiction, Gay & Lesbian, Memoirs
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9780141180533
0141180536 |
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A comical and poignant memoir of a gay man living life as he pleased in the 1930s
In 1931, gay liberation was not a movement--it was simply unthinkable. But in that year, Quentin Crisp made the courageous decision to "come out" as a homosexual. This exhibitionist with the henna-dyed hair was harassed, ridiculed and beaten. Nevertheless, he claimed his right to be himself--whatever the consequences. The Naked Civil Servant is both a comic masterpiece and a unique testament to the resilience of the human spirit.
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