French novelist, playwright, poet and political activist (1910-1986)
Jean Genet was a French writer and political activist (1910-1986) who created novels, plays, and poetry often exploring themes of transgression and social outsiders. His provocative works and outspoken activism made him an influential and controversial figure in twentieth-century literature and politics.
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Jean Genet (December 19, 1910 – April 15, 1986) was a prominent and controversial French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but later took to writing. His major works include the novels Querelle of Brest, The Thief's Journal, and Our Lady of the Flowers, the plays The Balcony, The Blacks, The Maids and The Screens, and the short film Un Chant d'Amour. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jean+Genet">Read more on Las
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Jean Genet (/ʒəˈneɪ/; French: [ʒɑ̃ ʒənɛ]; (1910-12-19)19 December 1910 – (1986-04-15)15 April 1986) was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. In his early life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later became a writer and playwright. His major works include the novels The Thief's Journal and Our Lady of the Flowers and the plays The Balcony, The Maids and The Screens.
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