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Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp Explains It All
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #426380 in Books
- Published on: 2001-08-31
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 225 pages
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
A new edition of this 'Tour-de force' (Time Out) based on the life of Quentin Crisp - revived for the Edinburgh Festival with drag artist Bette Bourne giving his 'masterclass in mirth' (Variety) A sell-out sensation when first presented in London and New York, Resident Alien is revived for the Edinburgh Festival this summer and for Christmas at the Drill Hall, London, as well as gigs in Seattle USA (July 2001) and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Festival (February 2002)
Customer Reviews
A rambling but interesting one-man soliloquy ....
A rambling but interesting one-man soliloquy on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Quentin had some thought-provoking ideas and was a master of the "ad-glib" as he would say. I rather liked the way he dismissed Oscar Wilde's "Love that dare not speak its name" quote. A quick read - I doubt if it took me much more than an hour to devour this little book and it certainly made me smile in places. Sting wrote a song about him - "An Englishman in New York". Quentin was certainly a one-off eccentric and I probably would have liked him had I met him.
