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Genet Paperback by Edmund White

Genet Paperback by Edmund White

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  • Publisher: Vintage (1994-10-04)
  • Language: English
  • Paperback: 800 pages
  • ISBN-13: 9780679754794
  • Item Weight: 708.41 grams
  • Dimensions: 20.29 x 13.18 x 5.41 cm

National Book Critics Circle Award Winner • A meticulously researched biography of Jean Genet, one of France's most notorious writers.

"Dazzling. Genet has found a scrupulous, meticulous chronicler in Edmund White." -- Philip Henscher, The Guardian


Acclaimed novelist and essayist Edmund White illuminates Genet's experiences in the worlds of crime, homosexuality, politics, and high culture, and gives a compelling analysis of Genet's plays, novels, and essays.

About the Author

Edmund White was born in Cincinnati in 1940. His previous books include Forgetting Elena, Nocturnes for the King of Naples, States of Desire: Travels in Gay America, A Boy's Own Story, Caracole and The Beautiful Room Is Empty. He lives in Paris.

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