Hardback American trade edition of Liver by Self (Bloomsbury USA, 2008), treated with acrylic and oil paint and glitter by Marc Quinn. Signed by Quinn (in pencil) on front fly-leaf and numbered 7/15. Signed by Self on title-page.
Painting in acrylic on white card, showing a caricature of Self at the right margin unrolling the main image as if it were a canvas. The main image is the upper portion of a chef's jacket with a large red pepper, floating above, in place of the chef's head. Underneath, the name of the artist: 'Ch...
Will Self: Personal Correspondence (Penny Phillips)
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(1). 26 Jan 1984. London (aerogramme to Self in Darwin, Australia). (2). 7 Feb 1984. London (3 sheets, to Australia). (3). 24 Sep 1984 (postmark). Cornwall (postcard, 'from Cornwall to Cornwall Gardens', London). (4). 20 May 1985. [Oxford] (postcard). (5). 14 Oct 1985. Toronto (2 sheets). (6). 4 ...
Will Self: Perfidious Man (background: transgender issues)
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(1). Stephen Whittle, 'Guest Editorial,' Journal of Gender Studies, Vol. 7, No. 3 (1998), pp. 269-72. Off-print. (2). Stephen Whittle, 'The Trans-Cyberian Mail Way,' Social & Legal Studies: An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3 (1998), pp. 389-408. Off-print. (3). Stephen Whittle, The Trans...
Will Self: Grey Area ('Incubus or The Impossibility of Self-Determination as to Desire')
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Four complete texts, and a fragment, of the fourth story published in Grey Area (1994): Complete word-processed draft, revised by hand. Pages numbered by the author pp. 1-27 and 25 -43 although the text is continuous. There is a yellow 'post-it' note attached to the first sheet. Complete word-pr...
Will Self: Dorian ('Letters to an Icon: Deconstructing Dorian Gray', BBC Radio 4)
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Short play, broadcast 29 March 2002, BBC Radio 4, 2.15 pm, as part of the programme Letters to an Icon. Three word-processed copies of the text (5 sheets + 5 sheets + 8 sheets). [BBC Genome: 'Authors Will Self, Bonnie Greer, and Ali Smith have dramatic encounters with their personal icons in a...
Will Self: Dr Mukti and Other Tales of Woe ('Conversations with Ord')
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(1). Word-processed draft, heavily revised by hand in pencil, pp. 1-17. (2). Author's proof for original publication in The Independent on Sunday (3 Jan 1999), faxed to Self 30 Dec 1998. Some corrections in pencil. The Acknowledgements (2003) to Dr Mukti and Other Tales of Woe (2004) refer to ...
Will Self: The Book of Dave (early and revised drafts, Chapters 1-6)
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Word-processed draft Chapters 1-6 (and some revised chapters). Heavily revised and annotated by hand, incorporating autograph notes and 'post-it' notes placed at the beginning of some chapters. Chapter 1, pp. 1-30. Includes notes preceding the chapter. Chapter 1 revised (identified as '2nd Draft...
Will Self: Reviews of Sore Sites and Perfidious Man
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U.K. reviews of both books (largely of Perfidious Man). Includes a complete copy of The Sunday Review (Independent on Sunday, 22 Oct 2000), which features an extract and photographs from Perfidious Man.