Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry [SEP] publisher
1973 by William Collins, Sons and Co. Ltd. It has since then been reprinted twice by New Directions, in 1985 and 2009 respectively. A 2001 edition with a foreword by John Lanchester was published by Pan Macmillan (Picador (imprint)).
Radio adaptation.
In January 1973, the book was adapted for radio and broadcast on BBC Radio London. This version was read by the author with dramatised sections.
Film version.
In 2000, a film adaptation was produced. It was directed by Paul Tickell
Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry
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 manner for perceived "debits".
Plot summary.
Christie Malry, being a "simple man", above all longs for sex and