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Our Lady of the Flowers (Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs) is the debut novel of French writer Jean Genet, first published in 1943. The free-flowing, poetic novel is a largely autobiographical account of a man's journey through the Parisian underworld. The characters are drawn after their real-life counterparts, who are mostly homosexuals living on the ...
- Jean Genet
- 1943
- 1943
- Marc Barbezat – L'Arbalete (Original French), Editions Paul Morbien (English Translation)
Jan 12, 1994 · Paperback – January 12, 1994. Jean Genet's masterpiece, composed entirely in the solitude of his prison cell. With an introduction by Jean-Paul Sartre. Jean Genet's first, and arguably greatest, novel was written while he was in prison.
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- Jean Genet
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- Grove Press
Read 414 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. 'Our Lady of the Flowers', which is often considered to be Genet's masterpiece, was writte…
Jan 26, 2010 · Our Lady of the Flowers. by. Genet, Jean, 1910-1986. Publication date. 1964. Topics. Prisoners, Gay men, Transvestites. Publisher. [New York, Bantam Books]
A wildly imaginative fantasy of the Parisian underworld, the novel tells the story of Divine, a male prostitute who consorts with thieves, pimps, murderers, and other criminals and who has many sexual adventures. Written in lyrical, dreamlike prose, the novel moves back and forth in time, opening with Divine’s funeral.
Jan 18, 2013 · Jean Genet. Our Lady of the Flowers Kindle Edition. by Jean Genet (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.1 75 ratings. See all formats and editions. Jean Genet's seminal Our Lady Of The Flowers (1943) is generally considered to be his finest fictional work.
- Jean Genet
Nov 16, 2022 · Our Lady of the Flowers. by. Genet, Jean, 1910-1986. Publication date. 1965. Publisher. New York: Modern Library. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; bannedbooks.
