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Jean Genet ( French: [ʒɑ̃ ʒənɛ]; 19 December 1910 – 15 April 1986) was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. In his early life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later became a writer and playwright.
- The Thief's Journal
Jean Genet was born on December 19, 1910, and died aged 75...
- Our Lady of The Flowers
Our Lady of the Flowers (Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs) is the debut...
- Category:Plays by Jean Genet
Plays by Jean Genet. This category assembles the plays of...
- The Maids
The Maids (French: Les Bonnes) is a 1947 play by the French...
- The Thief's Journal
Apr 11, 2024 · Jean Genet was a French criminal and social outcast turned writer who, as a novelist, transformed erotic and often obscene subject matter into a poetic vision of the universe and, as a dramatist, became a leading figure in the avant-garde theatre, especially the Theatre of the Absurd.
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The Maids is an Absurdist drama by French author and playwright Jean Genet that was first performed in 1947 under the French title Les Bonnes. It centers on two maids—sisters Claire and Solange—and their complex relationships with each other and with Madame, their employer.
The Balcony, play by Jean Genet, produced and published in 1956 as Le Balcon. Influenced by the Theatre of Cruelty, The Balcony contains nine scenes, eight of which are set inside the Grand Balcony bordello. The brothel is a repository of illusion in a contemporary European city aflame with.
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