- Taschenbuch: 224 Seiten
- Verlag: Flamingo; Auflage: New edition (17. Juni 1996)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0006540449
- ISBN-13: 978-0006540441
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 19,7 x 12,9 x 1,7 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (4 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 42.416 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Published at the height of the sexual revolution?1968, to be exact?Crisp's memoir flaunting his homosexuality nonetheless raised plenty of eyebrows, even though he had been completely open about it for more than 30 years. Though quite humorous, the book is still sensitive to the feelings of anyone looking for acceptance for any reason.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Taschenbuch .
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Taschenbuch .
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Mr. Crisp's story should not be read as the folly of a man whose personal behavior was too far afield to be successfully reconciled with acceptable social standards. Quentin Crisp did not dress flamboyantly merely because he wanted attention or abuse; he dressed his way because he felt he HAD to. In being himself, he was obeying the most fundamental law of human existence: to thine own self be true. And in doing so at the risk (and indeed the consquence) of complete social ostracism and peril of his life. How, I would like to know, can anybody see Quentin Crisp as anything but a hero in the greatest, noblest sense of word? He did not compromise his sense of honesty or his personal integrity, no matter how violently the tides of societal ignorance and hatred swept against him. A hero stands his ground, never retreats, and presses on with what he knows in his heart to be right; he fights for truth, he fights with courage. Quentin Crisp fought hard, without the comforting knowledge that one day his sacrifices would lay the groundwork for new understanding between persons of conventional and alternative lifestyles. In every generation there is always one person who cannot be content with the way things are, who challenges society, bucks the establishment, shakes the boat. In his pursuit of happiness, Quentin did just that. Not because he WANTED to, but because he HAD to.
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...well, okay, YES he preferred the company of men, and he cringed at the thought of carnal relations with women, but I'd argue that *The Naked Civil Servant* isn't actually about anything as obvious as sexuality. It's clearly more about living on the fringes of mainstream society--even on the fringes of a fringe society, as the homo subculture was in Mr. Crisp's salad days (and still is, in some places).
Throughout the book, Crisp makes it quite clear that he's not your average gay man. The makeup, the hair, the nails: these bits of frippery aren't for every homo. In fact, he talks at length about the fact that many of his gay friends wouldn't even be seen with him during the day because of his flambuoyant appearance. Crisp was doing his own thing.
In the end (if you'll pardon the expression), Crisp wasn't out to champion gay rights. Rather, he was arguing for widespread tolerance of individuals who don't live up to the hegemonic standard. Whether that means tolerance of three-headed Siberian pygmies or of flaming, screechingly effeminate creatures such as himself, I don't think his arguments would change much.
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Quentin Crisp tells the story of his life in this very well written and witty autobiography. There is much to admire here: the black wit and intelligent insights about life, culture and gender; the willingness to reveal some truly heartcrushing episodes he has experienced. It is a book which has "classic" written all over it. I suppose that people will be reading it two centuries from now. It also has a good deal which is not admirable. The main subject of the book is how Crisp endured some very atrocious persecution and even beatings because of his appearance. He dyed his long hair red and sometimes blue, wore makeup and eye shadow, allowed his long nails to grow to excessive lengths. He regularly appeared like this in in public in England from the 1930's on. Because of his outrageous (and voluntary) appearance and his essential indolence, it is difficult to undertsand why his life is to be seriously considered as a story about being persecuted for homosexuality (which he believes it was and presents as such) when it seems clear to me that he was being ostracized for flamboyant and egomaniacal exhibitionism. After all, Crisp freely chose to appear in public in his dramatic get up; at any time he could have thrown out his cosmetics and been much more accepted and better employed. Instead, he chose this daily martyrdom for decades. The result was a long life of rejection, poverty, loneliness and suffering. Beneath his self mocking wit, one sometimes detects a fierce rage at his lot in life. But he must have known that his choices would have the serious consequences that they did. Everyone told him so. Crisp comes across as an intelligent man totally lacking in common sense. After finishing this book, this reader wonders what the point of all this exhibitionism was. He could have spent his time on a more worthy cause than making the world safe for heavily made up and dyed eccentrics. At one point, Crisp justifies his appearance by stating "this is me." No it wasn't. Cosmetics do not make a person or the persons' character. They merely paint the shell. Still in all, this story is unusual enough and clever enough to be read by anyone looking for an enjoyable read.
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