Hardcover, 448 pages

English language

Published July 15, 1993 by Random House UK Distribution.

ISBN:
978-0-7011-3397-9
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A meticulously researched biography of Jean Genet, one of France's most notorious writers. Acclaimed novelist and essayist Edmund White illuminates Genet's experiences in the worlds of crime, homosexuality, politics, and high culture, and gives a compelling analysis of Genet's plays, novels, and essays. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography.

14 editions

Subjects

  • Biography: general
  • Literary studies: from c 1900 -
  • Non-Classifiable
  • Nonfiction - General
  • Nonfiction
  • French