Genet: A Biography

Genet: A Biography - Paperback

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Genet: A Biography - Paperback

Genet: A Biography - Paperback

by Edmund White
$26.00
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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.
ISBN9780679754794
Author Edmund White
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
GenreBiography
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 1994
LanguageENG- English
Pages800
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Edmund White

Edmund White was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1940. His fiction includes the autobiographical trilogy A Boy's Own Story, The Beautiful Room Is Empty, and The Farewell Symphony, as well as Caracole, Forgetting Elena, Nocturnes for the King of Naples, and Skinned Alive, a collection of short stories. He is also the author of a highly acclaimed biography of Jean Genet, a short study of Proust, a travel book about gay America--States of Desire--and Our Paris. He is an officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and teaches at Princeton University. He lives in New York City.

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