Genet
a biography
by Edmund White
French AuthorsBiographyGay authorsFrench literature, history and criticism, 20th centuryGenet, jean, 1910-1986LGBTQ biography and memoirLambda Literary AwardsLambda Literary Award Winner
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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