The Thief's Journal by M Jean Genet

The Thief's Journal by M Jean Genet

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Jean Genet, French playwright, novelist and poet, turned the experiences in his life amongst pimps, whores, thugs and other fellow social outcasts into a poetic literature, with an honesty and explicitness unprecedented at the time.

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The Thief's Journal by M Jean Genet

Jean Genet, French playwright, novelist and poet, turned the experiences in his life amongst pimps, whores, thugs and other fellow social outcasts into a poetic literature, with an honesty and explicitness unprecedented at the time.
Jean Genet, (born Dec. 19, 1910, Paris, France-died April 15, 1986, Paris), French criminal and social outcast turned writer who, as a novelist, transformed erotic and often obscene subject matter into a poetic vision of the universe and, as a dramatist, became a leading figure in the avant-garde theatre, especially the Theatre of the Absurd.
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ISBN 13 9780571340835
ISBN 10 0571340830
Title The Thief's Journal
Author M Jean Genet
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2019-03-07
Number of pages 256
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