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Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry (1973) is the penultimate novel by the late British avant-garde novelist B. S. Johnson. It is the metafictional account of a disaffected young man, Christie Malry, who applies the principles of double-entry bookkeeping to his own life, "crediting" himself against society in an increasingly violent ...
- B. S. Johnson
- 1973
Jan 1, 2001 · A critically acclaimed film adaptation of the last of the novels published while he was alive, Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry (1973) was released in 2000. At the age of 40, increasingly depressed by his failure to succeed commercially, and beset by family problems, Johnson committed suicide.
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- Paperback
Aug 16, 2002 · Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry: Directed by Paul Tickell. With Nick Moran, Neil Stuke, Kate Ashfield, Mattia Sbragia. A man uses the principles of double-entry bookkeeping to settle his accounts with society.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Paul Tickell
- 2002-08-16
Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry is a 2000 film directed by Paul Tickell from a screenplay by Simon Bent, based on the 1973 novel of the same name by B. S. Johnson.
Jun 29, 2023 · As a young accounts clerk at a confectionery factory in London he learns the principles of Double-Entry Bookkeeping. Frustrated by the petty injustices that beset his life – particularly those...
- reprint
- B S Johnson
- Pan Macmillan, 2023
Apr 14, 2009 · A disaffected young man, Christie Malry, is a simple man who learns the principles of double-entry book-keeping while taking an evening class in accountancy and working in the local bank.
- Paperback
- B.S. Johnson
Feb 14, 2013 · Frustrated by the petty injustices that beset his life – particularly those caused by the behaviour of authority figures – he determines a unique way to settle his grievances: a system of moral double-entry bookkeeping.
