
Man Enough to be a Woman
The Autobiography of Jayne County
Serpent's Tail (Publisher)
Published on 15. June 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
196 pages
978-1-85242-338-4 (ISBN)
Description
Remember Wayne County and the Electric Chairs? Long before drag queens dominated the media, before gender-bending, before punk, even before Stonewall, there was W/Jayne County. From the 60?s to the 90?s she?s been the craziest, the most extreme queen ever to hit a rock ?n? roll stage. She?s known and worked with Warhol, Bowie and Derek Jarman, been an actress, a singer and a prostitute. She?s the world?s original and only rock ?n? roll transsexual, crossing the genders in the full glare of publicity. Man Enough to be a Woman is the wild, hilarious and shameless account of Jayne?s life from her cissy-boy childhood in Georgia to her current 90s renaissance, as a new wave of superstars claim her as their inspiration.
Reviews / Votes
?The cultural details and inspired, intelligent storytelling of County and her collaborator Rupert Smith are the most spellbinding? Rolling Stone ?As much as the foreground attraction, it?s the background details...that make this such an informative, entertaining autobiography? Independent on Sunday ?Jayne County man enough to be a woman? You bet your suspenders she is!? PunterMore details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Profile Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 129 mm
Width: 198 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85242-338-4 (9781852423384)
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Rupert Smith was born in Washington DC and grew up in Surrey. He is the author of two previous novels - I Must Confess and Fly on the Wall - and numerous TV tie-in books, including EastEnders: 20 Years in Albert Square. He has also been a ghost-writer for various celebrities, including Michael Barrymore. He is a regular contributor to the Guardian, Radio Times and Gay Times and lives in London.