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Americans first met Crisp in the 1976 documentary based on his autobiography, The Naked Civil Servant. In 1979, proving his theory of the "survival of the glibbest," he began to tour America in his one-man show, An Evening with Quentin Crisp. In 1981 he became a resident alien living in New York. This audiobook is a journal of his life on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Told in his usual charming style by a man who says that "personality is the greatest power in the world," this work shows that Crisp can live beyond his income of dreams. Whether playing himself in Philadelphia or Elizabeth I in Orlando, Crisp does it with a style all his own, which is certain to charm most readers. Recommended for all libraries as Crisp proves quite successful at making new friends.?Theresa Connors, Arkansas Tech Univ., Russellville
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Placidly whimsical observations by the ever-charming Crisp (Manners from Heaven, 1985, etc.) on his occasion-filled life as ``a free-loader, a dilettante, a butterfly on the wheel.'' Crisp writes reviews and essays, attends openings and parties, and entertains anyone who wishes to hear his opinions, from curious strangers to lecture-hall audiences. Here he tells us briefly about the books he read, plays and movies he attended, and other things he was invited to do from 1990 to 1994. These diaries, far from being especially intimate, are culled from a regular column he wrote for the New York Native. The 86-year-old author, an expatriate Briton, would have it that his urbane facade is all there is, that no unknown quirks of personality lurk beneath his flamboyantly gay, superhumanly gracious, and baroquely eloquent public persona. When a stranger calls him at his Manhattan rooming house to request a meeting, says Crisp, ``Whenever possible, I comply with his or her request on the principle that we should never say no to anything except an appeal for money.'' (He's listed in the phone book, so this happens rather often.) He acted as an extra in the film Philadelphia and played Queen Elizabeth I in Orlando, an experience he describes entirely as a war of endurance against his unwieldy costume. He made numerous trips around the country in order to give lectures and to promote a documentary about himself, Resident Alien; the author's pronouncements on the virtues of his adopted compatriots suggest that he is among the most generous-minded people alive. His wit is often mordant, which saves him from utter preciosity: ``I have always liked death, especially other people's death, but have recently been contemplating my own with a certain amount of relish.'' Admirers of the trademark Crisp style will be delighted, but it's difficult to fathom how he endures the relentless superficiality of much of his existence. (Author tour) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Americans first met Crisp in the 1976 documentary based on his autobiography, The Naked Civil Servant. In 1979, proving his theory of the "survival of the glibbest," he began to tour America in his one-man show, An Evening with Quentin Crisp. In 1981 he became a resident alien living in New York. This audiobook is a journal of his life on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Told in his usual charming style by a man who says that "personality is the greatest power in the world," this work shows that Crisp can live beyond his income of dreams. Whether playing himself in Philadelphia or Elizabeth I in Orlando, Crisp does it with a style all his own, which is certain to charm most readers. Recommended for all libraries as Crisp proves quite successful at making new friends.?Theresa Connors, Arkansas Tech Univ., Russellville
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Kirkus Reviews
Placidly whimsical observations by the ever-charming Crisp (Manners from Heaven, 1985, etc.) on his occasion-filled life as ``a free-loader, a dilettante, a butterfly on the wheel.'' Crisp writes reviews and essays, attends openings and parties, and entertains anyone who wishes to hear his opinions, from curious strangers to lecture-hall audiences. Here he tells us briefly about the books he read, plays and movies he attended, and other things he was invited to do from 1990 to 1994. These diaries, far from being especially intimate, are culled from a regular column he wrote for the New York Native. The 86-year-old author, an expatriate Briton, would have it that his urbane facade is all there is, that no unknown quirks of personality lurk beneath his flamboyantly gay, superhumanly gracious, and baroquely eloquent public persona. When a stranger calls him at his Manhattan rooming house to request a meeting, says Crisp, ``Whenever possible, I comply with his or her request on the principle that we should never say no to anything except an appeal for money.'' (He's listed in the phone book, so this happens rather often.) He acted as an extra in the film Philadelphia and played Queen Elizabeth I in Orlando, an experience he describes entirely as a war of endurance against his unwieldy costume. He made numerous trips around the country in order to give lectures and to promote a documentary about himself, Resident Alien; the author's pronouncements on the virtues of his adopted compatriots suggest that he is among the most generous-minded people alive. His wit is often mordant, which saves him from utter preciosity: ``I have always liked death, especially other people's death, but have recently been contemplating my own with a certain amount of relish.'' Admirers of the trademark Crisp style will be delighted, but it's difficult to fathom how he endures the relentless superficiality of much of his existence. (Author tour) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Some years ago the American journalist and editor Willie Morris wrote a fine memoir called North Toward Home in which he described his motives, and his experiences, in leaving Mississippi to live in New York City. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Los Angeles, Lower East Side, United States, Miss Dietrich, Jack Eric Williams, Miss Arcade, Miss Garbo, East Third Street, New Jersey, San Francisco, Miss Harris, Second Avenue, The Naked Civil Servant, Third Avenue, Professor Bentley, Quentin Crisp, The Garden, Brooklyn Bridge, Christmas Day, Hell's Angels, Kansas City, Kit Kat, Last Friday, Miss Golden New!
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- Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare on page 59, and page 68
- Romeo And Juliet (Saddleback Classics) by William Shakespeare on page 59, and page 68
- Romeo and Juliet (Penguin Readers, Level 3) by William Shakespeare on page 59, and page 68
- Romeo And Juliet by William Shakespeare on page 59, and page 68
- Final Exit (Third Edition): The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying by Derek Humphry on page 123, and page 124
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- Cast Out: Queer Lives in Theater (Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance) by Robin Bernstein on page 131
- The Sound of No Hands Clapping: A Memoir by Toby Young on page 174
- Gay Lives: Homosexual Autobiography from John Addington Symonds to Paul Monette by Paul Robinson on page 167
- Outside in the Teaching Machine by Gayatri Spivak on page 248
- The Naked Civil Servant (Penguin Classics) by Quentin Crisp in Front Matter
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