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Jean Genet

French novelist, playwright, poet and political activist

French novelist, playwright, poet and political activist (1910-1986)

Born	19 December 1910
Died	15 April 1986

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The Balcony

by Jean Genet
First published in 1956
79 editions, 7 ebooks
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Our Lady of the Flowers

by Jean Genet
First published in 1948
67 editions, 14 ebooks
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The thief's journal

by Jean Genet
First published in 1949
49 editions, 6 ebooks
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Querelle

by Jean Genet
First published in 1953
35 editions, 7 ebooks
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The menace of privilege: a study of the dangers to the republic from the existence of a favored class

by Jean Genet
First published in 1905
30 editions, 5 ebooks
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Soledad Brother: Prison Letters of George Jackson

by George L. Jackson, Paula Monteiro, and Jean Genet
First published in 1970
27 editions, 5 ebooks
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Funeral rites

by Jean Genet
First published in 1953
23 editions, 4 ebooks
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Deathwatch: a play

by Jean Genet
First published in 1949
20 editions, 2 ebooks
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The Blacks: a clown show

by Jean Genet
First published in 1960
15 editions, 3 ebooks
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Miracle of the Rose

by Jean Genet First published in 1946
14 editions, 1 ebook

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Les nègres: clownerie

by Jean Genet
First published in 1959
9 editions, 2 ebooks

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The screens: a play in seventeen scenes

by Jean Genet
First published in 1962
7 editions, 2 ebooks
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The screens

by Jean Genet First published in 1962
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Oeuvres comple tes.

by Jean Genet First published in 1951
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Les paravents

by Jean Genet First published in 1961
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The blacks: a clown show.

by Jean Genet
First published in 1960
4 editions, 2 ebooks
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L'\Atelier d'Alberto Giacometti

by Jean Genet First published in 1958
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Poèmes

by Jean Genet First published in 1948
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Letters to Roger Blin: reflections on the theater.

by Jean Genet First published in 1966
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Miracle of the rose

by Jean Genet First published in 1965
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French novelist, playwright, poet and political activist (1910-1986)

Born	19 December 1910
Died	15 April 1986

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL129758A
Amazon ID: B000APBLYE
BookBrainz: 1b933143-22bf-4f2a-b26a-0d2305b8ebca
GoodReads: 29952
ISNI: 0000000121463280
Integrated Authority File (GND): 118538411
IMDb: nm0312792
Library of Congress Names: n79060478
LibraryThing: genetjean
MusicBrainz: 477cd5e5-bc38-46e5-8eed-f80a38f4b880
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV046705
Storygraph: c187ff3b-21c2-45a0-a0cf-61f5251c0a84
VIAF: 106050616
Wikidata: Q184622
Inventaire.io: wd:Q184622

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