Genet
a biography
by Edmund White · November 1988
Popularity 12
A meticulously researched biography of Jean Genet, one of France's most notorious writers. 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. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography.
French AuthorsBiographyGay authorsFrench literature, history and criticism, 20th centuryGenet, jean, 1910-1986LGBTQ biography and memoirLambda Literary AwardsLambda Literary Award WinnerNew York Times reviewedFrench literature