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Saint Genet, Actor and Martyr (French: Saint Genet, comédien et martyr) is a book by the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre about the writer Jean Genet, especially on his The Thief's Journal. It was first published in 1952. Sartre described it as an attempt "to prove that genius is not a gift but the way out that one invents in desperate cases."
- Jean Paul Sartre, Bernard Frechtman
- 625 (English edition)
- 1952
- 1952
Saint Genet: Actor and Martyr. Jean-Paul Sartre, Bernard Frechtman (Translator) 4.03. 378 ratings21 reviews. The French novelist, playwright, and poet is portrayed as the perfect Existential Man in this exhaustive work of criticism. Genres Philosophy Biography Nonfiction France Literary Criticism Queer Literature. ...more. 625 pages, Paperback.
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Feb 10, 2012 · Bringing together two of the century’s greatest minds and artists, Saint Genet is at once a compelling psychological portrait, masterpiece of literary criticism, and one of Sartre’s most personal and inspired philosophical creations. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more.
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- Jean Paul Sartre, Bernard Frechtman
- $24.95
- Univ Of Minnesota Press
Saint Genet is Jean-Paul Sartre’s classic biography of Jean Genet—thief, convict, and great artist—a character of almost legendary proportions whose influence grows stronger with time. Bringing together two of the century’s greatest minds and artists, Saint Genet is at once a compelling psychological portrait, masterpiece of literary ...
- Jean Paul Sartre, Bernard Frechtman
- 1952
Author: Jean-Paul Sartre. The remarkable and controversial study of the mind, life, and legend of Jean Genet. Saint Genet is Jean-Paul Sartre’s classic biography of Jean Genet—thief, convict, and great artist—a character of almost legendary proportions whose influence grows stronger with time.
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Feb 1, 2012 · Saint Genet is Jean-Paul Sartre's classic biography of Jean Genet—thief, convict, and great artist—a character of almost legendary proportions whose influence grows stronger with time....
