by Quentin Crisp · Harper Perennial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007790203
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«The Naked Civil Servant» is the autobiography of English writer Quentin Crisp, published by Harper Perennial in paperback (240 pages, in English).
Quentin Crisp recalls his childhood in Surrey and his life in London's Soho, where he became famous for his provocative style and ability to reinvent himself. With irony, he recounts his experience as an openly homosexual man in a society that marginalised him, in memoirs that combine humour and resistance.
Quentin Crisp (1908-1999) is the author. The work originally appeared in 1968.
For readers of LGBTQ+ memoirs and biographies seeking a humorous testimony of 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.
