The great majority of this absorbing monologue consists of Crisp's own words... wisely Fountain doesn't attempt any trudge through the life story... Instead, Crisp treats us to his views on television, oral sex, the nature of style and the secret of happiness...-Daily Telegraph

Resident Alien : The New York Diaries

Quentin Crisp

Biographies & Memoirs

Alyson

Resident Alien; The New York Diaries

Flamingo/ HarperCollins

How to Become a Virgin

Flamingo

In this autobiography, Quentin Crisp describes his unhappy childhood and the stresses of adolescence that led him to London. There in bedsits and cafes he found a world of brutality and comedy, of shortlived jobs and precarious relationships. All of which he faced with humour and intelligence.

The Naked Civil Servant (Stranger Than...)

Harperperennial

<p>In the hapless chaos of our age, the art of manners- as opposed to etiquette, which Crisp sees as a "class system based on snobbery and exclusion"- is more important than ever before. Manners, he tells us, "are a means of getting what you want without appearing to be an absolute swine," and here he explains with his customary wit and deadly accurate insight how to bring manners into all aspects of day-to-day life: entertaining, conversation, family, friendships, and sexual relationships. Discarding the current reverence for sincerity and truth-telling, Crisp extols the subtle art of euphemism and the virtue of the lie- "the basic building blocks of good manners." People "should never be asked to put up with our natural selves or see us as we really are, ever!" Quentin Crisp's caustic commentary, biting satire, and unrelenting humor make Manners from Heaven essential reading for his fans- and an excellent introduction for the unCrisped.</p>

Manners from Heaven: A Divine Guide to

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

HarperCollins, Publishers

Chog: A Gothic Fantasy [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 1979] Quentin Crisp and Jo Lynch ... 0413394905

Chog: A Gothic Fantasy

Literature & Fiction

EYRE METHUEN

Doing it with style.

Donald Carroll

Chog, a Gothic fable

Methuen, 1979

Doing it with style

Watts

The Wit and Wisdom of Quentin Crisp

<p>Delightfully caustic, the keenest of British wits delivers a book of short pieces filled with a striking sense of courageous individuality--a must-have for the irritated and the perfect introduction for the "unCrisped". 232 pp. 3,500 print.</p>

Century

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