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An edition of Genet: a biography (1988)

Genet

a biography

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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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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Language
English
Pages
728

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

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 641-701) and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
848/.91209, B
Library of Congress
PQ2613.E53 Z9 1993

The Physical Object

Pagination
xlii, 728 p. :
Number of pages
728

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1409585M
Internet Archive
genet00whit
ISBN 10
0394571711
LCCN
93018234
OCLC/WorldCat
27431332
Library Thing
1137558
Goodreads
1077640

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