Genet: A Biography

Genet: A Biography - Paperback

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Genet: A Biography - Paperback

Genet: A Biography - Paperback

by Edmund White
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by Edmund White (Author)

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.

Author Biography

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.

Number of Pages: 800
Dimensions: 2.1 x 8 x 5.1 IN
Publication Date: October 04, 1994
Award: National Book Critics Circle Award (1993)
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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