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Paperback Fabulosa!: The Story of Polari, Britain's Secret Gay Language Book
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ISBN: 1789142946

ISBN13: 9781789142945

Fabulosa!: The Story of Polari, Britain's Secret Gay Language

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A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year "Richly evocative and entertaining."-- Guardian "An essential book for anyone who wants to Polari bona "-- Attitude "Exuberant, richly detailed. . . . A delightful read."-- Tatler Polari is a language that was used chiefly by gay men in the first half of the twentieth century. It offered its speakers a degree of public camouflage and a means of identification. Its colorful roots are varied--from Cant to...

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