NIETZSCHE'S BIRTHDAY

Ken Clay

Paperback 6" x 9" 141 pages £7.93

Stories of radical activism and workshop life set in the North West of England in the 60s, 70s and 80s

When the title story appeared in Voices in 1977 people wrote in saying it was disgusting. Ken wondered whether to write back saying that was exactly how blokes in workshops spoke – but then decide he couldn’t be arsed. This story probably ruined his chances of writing for the parish magazine.

Maybe the Communist Party of Great Britain thought it was libelled too but it collapsed before a complaint could be lodged.

Feminists will also find Ken’s difficulties with girls hard to read – as will women of a nervous disposition. Well, lets not put too fine a point on it -if you are middle class, a woman or a prude best give this one a miss.