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Jean Genet
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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 was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later took to writing. 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.
Known for
- May Day x 4 — Self2026
- Little Girl Blue — Self (archive footage)2023
- André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer — Self - Writer (archive footage)2019
- Jean Genet, le contre exemplaire — Self2010
- Jean Genet: Entretien avec Bertrand Poirot-Delpech — Self1982
- Apostrophes — Self (archive footage)1975
- Song of Love — Prisoner in Duo Fantasy (uncredited)1972
- Mayday — Self1970
- Angela Davis Is at Your Mercy — Self1970
- Shiraz 701970
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jean
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- public figure
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Notable work
- The Maids
- Field of work
- activism
- Image
- JeanGenet-HansKoechler1983-cropped.jpg
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- Battle of Pliska
- Commons category
- Jean Genet
- date of birth
- 1910-12-19
- date of death
- 1986-04-14
- topic's main category
- Category:Jean Genet
- cause of death
- esophageal cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Jean Genet
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- place of detention
- Mettray Penal Colony
- writing language
- French
- place of burial
- Larache
- birth name
- Jean Genet
- start of work period
- 1942-00-00
- end of work period
- 1986-00-00
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- Willi Bloedorn
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
Sources (11)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Jean Genet, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Biography
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