Genet: A Biography
National Book Critics Circle Award Winner • A meticulously researched biography of Jean Genet, one of France's most notorious writers.

"Dazzling. Genet has found a scrupulous, meticulous chronicler in Edmund White." — Philip Henscher, The Guardian


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.
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Genet: A Biography
National Book Critics Circle Award Winner • A meticulously researched biography of Jean Genet, one of France's most notorious writers.

"Dazzling. Genet has found a scrupulous, meticulous chronicler in Edmund White." — Philip Henscher, The Guardian


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.
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Genet: A Biography

Genet: A Biography

by Edmund White
Genet: A Biography

Genet: A Biography

by Edmund White

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National Book Critics Circle Award Winner • A meticulously researched biography of Jean Genet, one of France's most notorious writers.

"Dazzling. Genet has found a scrupulous, meticulous chronicler in Edmund White." — Philip Henscher, The Guardian


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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780679754794
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/04/1994
Pages: 800
Product dimensions: 5.19(w) x 7.99(h) x 2.13(d)

About the Author

Edmund White was born in Cincinnati in 1940. His previous books include Forgetting Elena, Nocturnes for the King of Naples, States of Desire: Travels in Gay America, A Boy's Own Story, Caracole and The Beautiful Room Is Empty. He lives in Paris.
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