The Naked Civil Servant
by Quentin Crispliterary work· published 1968
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The Naked Civil Servant is the 1968 autobiography of British gay icon Quentin Crisp, adapted into a 1975 film of the same name starring John Hurt. The book began as a 1964 radio interview with Crisp conducted by her friend and fellow eccentric Philip O'Connor. A managing director at Jonathan Cape heard the interview and commissioned the publication. Having sold only 3,500 copies when first released, the book became a success when it was republished following the television movie broadcast. The book contains many anecdotes about Crisp's life from childhood to middle age, including troubles she faced by refusing to hide her homosexuality and flamboyant lifestyle during a time when such behaviour was criminalized in the United Kingdom.
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The Naked Civil Servant was adapted into a 1975 television film.
