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Cover of: Jean Genet by Edmund White, Edmund White
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An edition of Genet: a biography (1988)

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
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English
Pages
685

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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

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Jean Genet (1910-1986)

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France

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20th century

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Cover of: Genet
Genet: a biography
1994, Random House
in English - 1st Vintage Books ed.
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Cover of: Genet
Genet: a biography
1993, Alfred A. Knopf
in English
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Cover of: Jean Genet
Jean Genet
September 15, 1993, Gallimard
Paperback in English
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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
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jeangenet0000whit
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2070730166
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9782070730162
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1137558
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1283747

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