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Jean Genet

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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.

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Gallimard
Language
English
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685

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Subjects
French Authors, Biography, Gay authors, French literature, history and criticism, 20th century, Genet, jean, 1910-1986, LGBTQ biography and memoir, Lambda Literary Awards, Lambda Literary Award Winner, New York Times reviewed
People
Jean Genet (1910-1986)
Places
France
Times
20th century
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Genet
2011, Penguin Random House
in English
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Genet
2011, Penguin Random House
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Genet
January 1, 2004, Vintage
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Genet
January 1, 2004, Vintage
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Genet. Uma Biografia (Em Portuguese do Brasil)
Mar 15, 2003, Record
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Ladro di stile: Le diverse vite di Jean Genet
1998, Il saggiatore
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Genet: A Biography
October 4, 1994, Vintage
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Genet: A Biography
October 1994, Tandem Library
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Genet
1994, Picador
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Genet: a biography
1994, Random House
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Genet: A Biography
November 2, 1993, Knopf
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Jean Genet: Biographie
Feb 24, 1993, Kindler
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Genet
1993, Chatto & Windus
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Genet: a biography
1993, Alfred A. Knopf
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Genet
July 15, 1993, Random House UK Distribution
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Jean Genet
September 15, 1993, Gallimard
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Genet: A Biography
November 1988, Random House Value Publishing
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Paperback
Number of pages
685
Dimensions
9.2 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches
Weight
2.1 pounds

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OL9541287M
Internet Archive
jeangenet0000whit
ISBN 10
2070730166
ISBN 13
9782070730162
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1137558
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