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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.
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Apr 11, 2024 · Jean Genet (born Dec. 19, 1910, Paris, France—died April 15, 1986, Paris) 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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Jean Genet (pronounced [ʒɑ̃ ʒəˈnɛ] in French) (December 19, 1910 – April 15, 1986), was a French writer and later political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond ( homeless person) and petty criminal.
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