The Naked Civil Servant

Crisp, Quentin

ISBN 10: 0030224519 / ISBN 13: 9780030224515

Edité par Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977

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Publisher: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, New York, 1977. FINE hardcover book in FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. First US Edition, First Printing. Pristine. As new. Unread.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Naked Civil Servant
• Éditeur: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
• Date de parution: 1977
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0030224519
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780030224515
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First American Edition.
• État de l'article: Like New
• État de la jaquette: Like New
• Poids: 15 onces

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Synopsis

Book by Crisp Quentin

Présentation de l'éditeur

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 harrassed, 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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