Jean Genet

Known for

Writing

Born

Dec 19, 1910

Died

Apr 15, 1986

From

Paris, France

Jean Genet was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later took to writing. His major works include the novels The Thief's Journal and Our Lady of the Flowers, and the plays The Balcony, The Maids and The Screens.

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Song of Love

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Little Girl Blue

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The South Bank Show

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Disorder

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Apostrophes

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André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

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Angela Davis Is at Your Mercy

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Shiraz 70

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Mayday

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Jean Genet: Entretien avec Bertrand Poirot-Delpech

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Chicago

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Jean Genet, le contre exemplaire

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May Day x 4

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Mademoiselle

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Serva e Padrona

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Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète

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Deathwatch

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The Balcony

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