About this title: 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 ...
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Edition: 10th Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780802130143ISBN:0802130143
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Very light edge wear. Great copy with tight binding and clean pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780802130143ISBN:0802130143
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Edition: First Edition. First Printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Press, New York
Date Published: 1964
ISBN-13:9780802130143ISBN:0802130143
Description: Dust Jacket Included. Hard Cover. 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall. 268 pages. Foreword by Jean-Paul Sartre. Translated from the French by Bernard Frechtman. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Tight binding, clean text. Light soiling from dust to edges. A touch of very light shelf wear to DJ, with a vertical crease to front flap, otherwise fine. No inscriptions, no marks, no tears, no chips. Not price clipped. Not a remainder. Not Ex-library. Protected in a new Brodart ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780802130143ISBN:0802130143
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Description: Good. 0802130143 US STUDENT EDITION. BOOK IS A GOOD CONDITION. WILL SHIP WITHIN 24 HOURS WITH DELIVERY CONFORMATION AND TRACKING NUMBER. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780802130143ISBN:0802130143
Description: Very Good+ 0802130143. Light wear to cover. Otherwise the book is in very good condition; pages are clean with NO markings, binding tight. Fiction. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.; 0.8 x 8.24 x 5.38 Inches; 272 pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: GROVE PRESS / ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780802130143ISBN:0802130143
Description: Published by Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press in 2000. Paperback. Number of pages: 272. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
"Easily the gayest book I've ever read, and that's after the first 20 pages. Set this aside while Genet easily manipulates your stream of consciousness; one minute he's musing on the trials of life and the next you're in close proximity to a depiction of Nirvana-Hell through the eyes of a beggar. He identifies with everybody he runs into, playing on your own ego the whole time. This one's worth a read."
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