Dennis Nilsen (1945–2018)
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Dennis Nilsen was one of Britain's most notorious serial killers. Jailed for life after the murders of twelve men and the attempted murders of many more, he began writing his story, creating over 6000 pages of introspection and reflection. History of a Drowning Boy - taken exclusively from these mehr anzeigen writings - uncovers, for the first time, the motives behind the murders, and offers some insight into how such horrific events could have happened. In another first, it provides details of his thirty-five years inside the maximum-security prison system, including his everyday life on the wings, interactions with the authorities and other notorious prisoners and his artistic endeavours of music, writing and drama. It also presents Dennis Nilsen's own views on many of the myths surrounding him. Revealing and cautionary, this important work provides an extraordinary journey through the life of a remarkable and inadequate man. weniger anzeigen
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- 1945-11-23
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- 2018-05-12
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History of a Drowning Boy: The Autobiography von Dennis Nilsen
How on earth can you rate a book written by a serial killer? Can you say that you liked it? Because Nielsen can write and his book (more than half of it about his prison years) is a rare insight to the mind of a rationalist but sick mind.
excellent book,possibly the best serial killer book I have read
Dennis Nilsen seems to be the serial killer of the moment. Several books and TV documentaries have or are coming out about him. This is his autobiography. It is very hard to read and just as hard to review. Most of the book talks about his sexual fantasies, which include fantasies of having sex with young boys. I really had a hard time with it. Now don't get me wrong, the book is actually written very well, but it is the subject matter that was hard. I wanted to read it for the murders, which are just a very small part of the book. It does give you a sense of how his mind worked. He did talk about his time in the military, which gave him a lot of training. But his impulses always seemed to take over. If you can handle explicit sexual fantasies and talk, this is an interesting book. But if you are looking to know mostly about his murders, this is not the book for that.… (mehr)
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