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'Never a Normal Man' is the picaresque, candid and richly anecdotal autobiography of Daniel Farson, pioneering television reporter and interviewer, photographer, writer, biographer and art critic, not to mention a legendary bohemian, pub-owner and exotic traveller.
Discovering, in the 1950s, the joys of alcohol and homosexuality, he found a spiritual home in Soho, where his friends included Francis Bacon (whose biography he later wrote), Caitlin Thomas, John Deakin and many others. After a period in the Merchant Navy he was employed by the fledgling ITV, and soon found himself a nationally famous television personality. He later developed an ‘entertainment’ pub on the Isle of Dogs, wrote books on Jack the Ripper and his own great-uncle Bram Stoker, and eventually moved to Devon.
“An extraordinary career, an intriguing and eventful life, and a well-written and enthralling book.”
HARRY RITCHIE, 'Financial Times'
“He never fails to be intoxicatingly good company ... insightful, funny, hugely enjoyable. How Chekhov would have loved him.”
PETER LEWIS, 'Daily Mail'
“There are brilliant evocations of the famous, the infamous and the obscure, everything from thumbnail sketches to full-length portraits...a fine, courageous book.”
GEORGE MELLY, 'Daily Telegraph'
“Likely to become the classic chronicle of post-war bohemian life.”
PENNY WARK, 'Sunday Times'
Born in 1927, Daniel Farson is the author of the bestseller JACK THE RIPPER, THE MAN WHO WROTE DRACULA (a biography of his great-uncle Bram Stoker), a historical novel, books on Turkey, THE GILDED GUTTER LIFE OF FRANCIS BACON, and several books which combine his photographs with his reminiscences — SOHO IN THE FIFTIES, SACRED MONSTERS, LIMEHOUSE DAYS, GILBERT AND GEORGE IN MOSCOW. He was recently Arts correspondent of the Mail on Sunday.
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR004283472
Book Description Condition: Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 1.85. Seller Inventory # bk000255500Xxvz189zvxgdd
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Used.Hardcover in unclipped dust-jacket.No foxing but some tanning to page edges.1st impression.Signed by Daniel Farson to the title page.No other inscriptions.A very good copy.Heavy book.Some extra postage for international buyers. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 002407
Book Description hardcover. Condition: Good. Good. book. Seller Inventory # D7S9-1-M-000255500X-3
Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Black/gilt cloth hardback in protected illustrated DJ. xi + 420pp. with additional b/w illustrations. "Fiercely honest, unflinchingly aware of his own failings, yet ultimately defiant, Daniel Farson tells the story of a life lived with gusto and to the full". This is a withdrawn library book stamped to that effect and with an fep removed. Good content. Because of library associations/missing fep, technically Fair. Seller Inventory # 4146