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1	Our Lady of the Flowers more books like this by Jean Genet add to wishlist Jean Genet's first, and arguably greatest, novel was written while he was in prison. As Sartre recounts in his introduction, Genet penned this work on the brown paper which inmates were supposed to use to fold bags as a form of occupational therapy. The masterpiece he managed to produce under those difficult conditions is a lyrical portrait of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.27! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Thief's Journal Thief's Journal more books like this by Jean Genet, Bernard Frechtman (Translator), Jean-Paul Sartre (Foreword by) add to wishlist The Thief's Journal is perhaps Jean Genet's most authentically autobiographical novel, personifying his quest for spiritual glory through the pursuit of evil. Writing in the intensely lyrical prose style that is his trademark, the man Jean Cocteau dubbed France's "Black Prince of Letters" here reconstructs his early adult years -- time he spent as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.40! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Miracle of the rose more books like this by Jean Genet add to wishlist This nightmarish account of prison life during the German occupation of France is dominated by the figure of the condemned murderer Harcamone, who takes root and bears unearthly blooms in the ecstatic and brooding imagination of his fellow prisoner Genet. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The thief's journal more books like this by Jean Genet add to wishlist Genet's fictionalized and distant account of his rambles through France, Czechoslavakia, Germany and elsewhere in the '30s and '40s, covering his time in prison, his relationships with men such as the one-armed Stilitano, along with erotic accounts of his lovers during the period, and interspersed with meditation and daydreams. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.07! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Selected Writings of Jean Genet more books like this by Jean Genet, Edmund White (Introduction by) add to wishlist This comprehensive volume celebrates the legendary work of one of this century's most enigmatic, intriguing, and heralded writers by bringing together for the first time a generous selection of Genet's greatest work. Published to coincide with White's new biography of Genet. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions
6	Oeuvres complètes. by Jean Genet add to wishlist see all copies from $14.99! new only from $64.05! \| first editions
7	The maids ; and, Deathwatch : two plays more books like this by Jean Genet add to wishlist These two plays which are brought together with an introduction by Jean-Paul Sartre, reflect Jean Genet's obsession with the problems of sexual identity, reality and make-believe and the uncertainty of moral absolutes. "Deathwatch", Genet's first play, focuses on three inmates of a prison cell: Green Eyes, Lefranc and Maurice. In an interplay of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.40! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Querelle more books like this by Jean Genet add to wishlist Regarded by many critics as Jean Genet's highest achievement in the novel -- certainly one of the landmarks of postwar French literature. The story of a dangerous man seduced by peril, Querelle deals in a startling way with the Dostoyevskian theme of murder as an act of total liberation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Haute Surveillance more books like this by Jean Genet add to wishlist see all copies from $5.86! new only from $36.33! \| first editions
10	The Blacks more books like this by Jean Genet, Bernard Frechtman (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.81! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Prisoner of love. more books like this by Jean Genet add to wishlist Written on the author's deathbed, this personal account of the plight of the Palestinians offers a unique viewpoint on the continuing Mideast conflict. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.93! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Les Bonnes : (précédé de) Comment jouer "Les Bonnes" more books like this by Jean Genet add to wishlist see all copies from $7.10! new only from $36.99! \| first editions
13	Screens more books like this by Jean Genet add to wishlist Explicitly political, The Screens is set within the context of the Algerian War. The play's cast of over fifty characters moves through seventeen scenes, the world of the living breaching the world of the dead by means of shifting the screens--the only scenery--in a brilliant tour de force of spectacle and drama. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.86! \| first editions
14	Notre-Dame Des Fleurs by Jean Genet add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! new only from $15.98!
15	Les Paravents more books like this by Jean Genet add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.52! \| first editions \| SVS
16	Bonnes more books like this by Jean Genet add to wishlist see all copies from $2.74! new only from $12.67!
17	The maids and deathwatch. more books like this by Jean Genet add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
18	Negres more books like this by Jean Genet add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95!
19	The Balcony more books like this by Bernard Frechtman (Translator), Jean Genet add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Soleil: Samurai - Legend, Volume 1 more books like this by Jean-Francois Di Giorgio, Frederic Genet (Illustrator) add to wishlist This is the European best-seller now finally presented in English! Writer Jean-Francois Di Giorgio and artist Frederic Genet tap into the rich mythology of the noble Samurai, creating a nuanced look at the fabled Japanese warriors. Having become a samurai, Takeo feels strong enough to confront his past. On the borders of Japan, a terrible plan is ... see all copies from $13.44! new only from $13.44! \| first editions \| SVS
21	In the Name of the Working Class: Budapest's Police Chief During the Hungarian Revolution Tells the Extraordinary and Terrible Story of 1956 more books like this by Sandor Kopacsi, Jean Genet add to wishlist see all copies from $2.08! new only from $77.95! \| first editions
22	Les Nègres : pour jouer les Nègres clownerie by Jean Genet, 1910- add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
23	May Day Speech more books like this by Jean Genet add to wishlist see all copies from $9.66! first editions
24 view cover	Fragments of the Artwork more books like this by Jean Genet, Charlotte Mandell (Translator) add to wishlist "Fragments of the Artwork" brings together Jean Genet's critical writings and open letters on art and aesthetic issues. This collection testifies to Genet's enormous influence on the modern theatre, on the development of the novel, and on the representation of crime, sex, gender and race. In lyrical essays and one candid interview, these works ... see all copies from $14.95! new only from $14.95! \| first editions \| SVS
25	The Screens more books like this by Bernard Frechtman (Translator), Jean Genet add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! SVS

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