Fiction. By daring to give everything of himself, his most painful and secretive thoughts, Billy Childish has broken through to a whole new expression never before seen in English writing. Highly personal and uncompromising, NOTEBOOKS OF A NAKED YOUTH is narrated by one William Loveday, an acned youth, possessed of piercing intelligence, acute self-loathing and great personal charm. Haunted by sexual desires, William Loveday leads us on a naked odyssey from the "rust belt" of industrial North Kent to sleazy sex clubs of ...
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Fiction. By daring to give everything of himself, his most painful and secretive thoughts, Billy Childish has broken through to a whole new expression never before seen in English writing. Highly personal and uncompromising, NOTEBOOKS OF A NAKED YOUTH is narrated by one William Loveday, an acned youth, possessed of piercing intelligence, acute self-loathing and great personal charm. Haunted by sexual desires, William Loveday leads us on a naked odyssey from the "rust belt" of industrial North Kent to sleazy sex clubs of Hamburg's Reeperbahn--a twilight world of murderous pimps and tattooed hermaphrodites--and a final descent into an expressionist hell. Childish's "fantastic biography" achieves what only the most foolhardy would ever attempt: the unholy union of punk rock, Knut Hamsun and Celine. The result is a hilarious, drunken, un- English voyage into the human shadow--the ultimate antidote to the Oxbridge pretenders and mindless hype of drug culture. One thing separates Childish's voice from all those of his contemporaries: he can write like the devil!
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None. Very Good Indeed. A very scarce, limited edition copy of Billy Childish's semi-autobiographical novel 'Notebooks of a Naked Youth'. The first edition of this work. To the rear board the limitation statement is written '44/100' Next to this is Childish's signature 'Billy'. Childish's noted 'hangman' signature is to the leaf preceding the title page, which features a printing of a woodcut by Childish. Billy Childish, born Steven John Hamper, is an English artist. Known for his poetry, paintings, photography, and music. He is known for the explicit nature of his work, which details his love life and childhood sexual abuse. The introduction by Michael Baldwin notes that 'Notebooks of a Naked youth is a wicked, funny, preposterous book of a gigantic scope and power, stunningly important like all of Billy Childish's work, and so tough to describe that I can only urge everyone with an interest in the contemporary scene to beg, borrow, buy or otherwise hijack a copy immediately'. A very smart, extremely scarce work by an important and influential creative. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, smart, with just a few handling marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with just the occasional handling mark. Very Good Indeed.
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Book is in good condition and may include underlining highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include From the library of labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys dvds etc. We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.
