false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171063598m/86062.jpg 86062 10 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. 2 cassettes. 1121627 1977 The Naked Civil Servant (Penguin Classics) total:163|5:61|4:65|3:32|2:4|1:1| 163 670 284 30 4 4 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 05:52:06 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 13 12:21:43 -0700 2008
In other words, I'm really enjoying it!

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Quentin Crisp is not a likeable human being. About one quarter way into this book, I was tempted to throw it aside for g...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Apr 19 04:05:52 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 04:10:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Aug 05 05:56:31 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 06:10:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Tue Aug 14 13:30:11 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 09:45:29 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Nov 15 09:36:52 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 15 12:01:55 -0800 2007 The story more or less begins with this quote from page two, "In an expanding universe, t...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Mon Jan 28 21:05:57 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 21:07:45 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 23:22:09 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 00:36:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 21:46:48 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 21:38:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 24 10:15:19 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 10:17:17 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Apr 09 21:54:39 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 21:13:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 20:21:33 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 20:21:41 -0800 2008 I watched the made-for-TV movie on DVD a few weeks ago and just had to get the book from the library. Have you seen the movie? It's extremely well done, and Crisp both introduces and concludes it. There are also 2 interviews (probably snippets of t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 19:15:25 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 12:59:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 14:24:58 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 14:28:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 11:07:50 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 18:14:10 -0800 2008 1 0 false false Wed Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 17:45:24 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 09:12:21 -0700 2008 New Moon' over it. Thus, one star. I just couldn't get into the book.more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 16:34:03 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 08:30:07 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Thu Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 04:53:33 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 05:04:20 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 14:20:32 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 05:21:11 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 26 11:22:59 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 10 07:59:06 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=86062