Dandy in the Underworld - Couverture rigide

Horsley, Sebastian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0340934077 ISBN 13 : 9780340934074

Editeur : Sceptre, 2007

Synopsis

This is the story of Sebastian Horsley's life. Growing up at High Hall, in Hull, with his alcoholic mother, who regularly attempted suicide, his stepfather, a cult member dressed in orange, and his father, a crippled millionaire, Sebastian Horsley couldn't wait to leave home. Searching for happiness, meaning and a good outfit he embarked on a doomed career as a punk guitarist, had a stormy relationship with a notorious Scottish gangster, enjoyed a wildly successful period as a stock-market entrepeneur and experienced a near fatal stint as a shark-hunter. Sebastian charts his years as a dandy, an artist, a male escort and a brothel connoisseur. There are the love affairs, with Rachel 1 and Rachel 2, and a harrowing descent into heroin and crack addiction. DANDY IN THE UNDERWORLD evokes his desperate attempts to get clean, culminating in his crucifixion in the Phillippines. Sure to shock and surprise, Sebastian Horsley recounts his story with excruciating self-knowledge and a savage wit.

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À propos de l?auteur

Sebastian Horsley was an artist, writer and self-declared dandy, who was born in Yorkshire in 1962. In his memoir Dandy in the Underworld, published in 2007, he describes his dysfunctional upbringing and the highs and lows of his wild life as an adult. Also in 2007, the Spectrum London gallery mounted a retrospective of his art. His book was adapted as a play by Tim Fountain and opened at the Soho Theatre in London in June 2010, just before he died of an overdose.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sceptre
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0340934077
• ISBN 13: 9780340934074
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible