by Quentin Crisp · Harper Perennial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007241682
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«The Naked Civil Servant» is the autobiography of Quentin Crisp, published by Harper Perennial in paperback (224 pages, in English).
Quentin Crisp recalls his unhappy childhood and the tensions of adolescence that led him to London, where he lived openly as a homosexual in an intolerant era and earned his living as an art model and cover designer.
The work was originally published in 1968; this 2007 edition belongs to the Stranger Than… collection.
For readers of memoirs and biographies, especially those following the history of the LGBT community and twentieth-century British culture.
Quentin Crisp was an English raconteur whose personal expression broke social norms of the era. Crisp gained notoriety for the 1968 memoir The Naked Civil Servant, popularized by its 1975 screen adaptation. Her flamboyant personality, fashion, and wit made Crisp a queer icon, and a sensation in live solo appearances later in life.
