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Hi all, I had no idea there was so much uncollected material and I am sure this book will be a real joy to read. Quentin is a very fine writer indeed and I dont imagine this edition being in print for long. REGARDS! J

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I was lucky enough to snag a lettered edition, although I haven't been informed which letter I have yet. I'm really looking forward to this. I've read a few of the stories, but not most of them, so I am super excited to have new material from Quentin to read. It has been much too long since I have savoured his work!

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I'm pleased to announce that, in preparation for the release of Defeated Dogs, The Stars at Noonday will shortly be featuring a 10,000-word interview with Quentin S. Crisp. Featured phrases include "mushroom tea," "Busby Berkeley," and "the smell of piss." I can only hope that the actual interview is as intriguing and wide-ranging as that makes it sound.

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The above-mentioned interview with Quentin is now available for reading.

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I respect the way Quentin shares his doubts, hesitations and dilemmas as he explores his answers. That's more authentic than the brisk, chiselled replies it must be tempting to present. Two parts of the interview resonated with me in particular: the first the careful and far-sighted thought he gives to what impact the internet will have on us, not in just the obvious social and economic ways, but on (as it were) our psyche, our way of being. The second was his discussion of the longing to retreat, to "go to the mountain". I don't mean retreat here in the negative, vanquished sense, but with the meaning of seeking sanctuary and silence, and time to reflect. It links with the question of what is an "authentic" life, which feels harder to find than it ever did. As ever, the skill of the interviewer is most in evidence when it is least seen, Brendan, so credit to you for eliciting these replies .

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Great interview. The quote from Aickman's 'Residents Only' is *very* relevant to my current RTR of 'The Magic Mountain' by Thomas Mann, and I have now quoted it in that RTR with acknowledgement to QSC.

BTW, RESIDENTS ONLY has long been a favourite Aickman story of mine, too. :)

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In fact, thinking about it, the Thomas Mann novel has relevance to the 'mountain' interview, too!

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Defeated Dogs have arrived and is my no. 1 priority after reading the Maurice Level collection on Centipede. I'm very eager to read this.

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This morning, I got an email from David Rix that the personalized copies of Defeated Dogs, had just been sent to Quentin for the actual personalization, so it looks like it will be at least another few weeks until I get my copy. I don't want to wait! I am so impatient to read all the stories by Quentin that I haven't read before, and to re-visit those that I have. Oh well. As the cliche goes, good things come to those who wait...

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Look what I've just received with some excitement. DEFEATED DOGS (Eibonvale Press) by Quentin S Crisp - authorially signed as special issue lettered E - plus special extra story pamphlet and a sculpture from QSC's shed hair.

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EDIT - My review of this book has started: DEFEATED DOGS s Gestalt Real-Time Reviews or RTRcausals