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HAYIM, GEORGE: : Thou Shalt Not Uncover Thy MOTHER'S NAKEDNESS

LONDON.QUARTET BOOKS LIMITED,1988.

ISBN 0704326906.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Subject's bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated pale grey background with contemporary portrait b/w photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,rear panel with full-length b/w photograph of his mother,with black,blue and faded(?) red lettering to front and spine; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges though lightly toned are bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners appears unread apart from my collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a white headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,1-232pp [paginated] includes 24 chapters and a Postscript,8pp contemporary b/w auto+ biographical photographs in 1 block,between pp122/3; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 2pp blanks at the rear of the book. In 'Thou Shalt Not Uncover Thy Mother's Nakedness',George Hayim tells the bizarre and frequently outrageous story of his life.Born in Shanghai in the early 1920s,of an Iraqi-Jewish family,George recalls the luxuries enjoyed by the wealthy families of those curiously fairytale years,when social seasons shifted from Paris to London,from Klosters to Rome.After a wretched but mercifully short time at Harrow with his older brother Dick,he suffered the vagaries of private tuition before going to Cambridge and subsequently joining the Navy.[He recounts 'I never wanted to join the Navy to kill anyone,or to sink the Bismarck.I just thought it would be a turn on: a bunch of hard men bubbling away together in a pot.Also,navy blue is my best colour and I love dressing-up.' Unbeknownst to him, his ship engaged in action,does indeed sink the Bismarck,whilst he was suffers from seasickness,unaware of the heroics being performed on the upper decks.]      His homosexuality,though unacceptable to his family and some contemporaries,kindled a passionate and eccentric way of life in which he was to meet some extraordinary and often dangerous characters.George's turbulent relationship with his mother was intensified by his father's emotional waywardness. Indeed,there was little love lost between father and son and their lives were spent in perpetual discord, which was to end,not in reconciliation,but with the old man's death.This the same father who, often as a result of his son's tantrums and blackmail,funded George Hayim's uninterrupted indolence. With a frankness that both shocks and entertains,the author recounts his erotic history not unlike an 18thC rake.The story of how Genet gave George the nickname 'Posso' could have come from the pages of 'Querelle de Brest' itself.The author's most passionate love affair prompted him to write a novel which,despite being lost in manuscript,was rewritten and published to great acclaim.That novel, 'Obsession' was described by Gore Vidal as 'a unique work; a story of sexual obsession that is marvellously funny'.In his own turn,George has now been immortalized in the novels of Andrew Harvey, the distinguished poet and travel writer.He is the original for the erotic and diva-like Adolphe,whose genius presides over 'Burning Houses' and 'The Web'.                  George's naughty life conjures up a world of stolen pleasures, bitter-sweet Mediterranean nights,hectic urban adventures and,above all,a world in which 'impossible friendships' flourished with an intensity which shames our own prosaic times. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now,in some cases,cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustarted,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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