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A new edition of the classic biography which was chosen as book of the year by Truman Capote and Patrick White in the year of its original publication; 1978.
Synopsis
This text reconstructs the life and death of Joe Orton, an extraordinary and anarchic playwright, whose plays scandalised and delighted the public, and whose indecisive loyalty to a friend caused his tragic and untimely death.