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Debut autobiographical novel of Billy Childish. Hilarious and poignant, Childish's alter ego struggles, abused and desperate, through a harrowing childhood--the lie of his family-- to emerge rebellious and misunderstood, in a world distorted by alcohol and bullies. After a childhood of abuse at the hands of family and teachers, I couldn't be shut up‚ any more. My anger was such that if My Fault hadn't been written then, quite seriously, I would have killed.

Product Description: 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. Over the course of the novel, he leads us through a series of encounters and adventures from industrial North Kent to the sleazy sex clubs of Hamburg's Reeperbahn...read more

Product Description: A numbered edition, signed by Billy Childish.