About this title: 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 ...
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1964
Description: Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 307 pp.; 18 cm. First published, 1943, under title: Notre dame des fleurs. Translated from the French. Firm binding, creased spine. Clean inside copy. Age toning. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove, New York
Date Published: 1963
Description: Hardcover, dust jacket chipped and torn, some tears to endpapers where jacket was taped down, pages clean and tight. INV#H-32 G/no DJ. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780802130136ISBN:0802130135
Description: Good. Used item may show library stamps, stickers and marks. Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1964
Description: Good + 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 307pp. Q2945. 2nd prtg. Some browning & stain on frnt cov, back cov sl browned at edges, sp creased & sl worn. Owner's gift inscription inside frnt cov. The famous underground bestseller! A shattering novel of human depravity by one of the greatest writers of this century. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York, NY
Date Published: 1964
Description: Good+ No Jacket as Issued. Minor hinge and spinal creasing from reading. Brownish ink on some of bottom edge. USPS Delivery Confirmation included. read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Anthony Blond
Date Published: 1964
Description: Good. -2nd Printing--307 pgs. Interior-Nice overall condition. The paperback cover has light signs of aging. -Publish Place: New York-Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. read more
Edition: Third Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1963
Description: Good. Fiction. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. The famous underground bestseller! A shattering novel of human depravity by one of the greatest writers of this century. Introduction by Jean-Paul Sartre. This book is in good condition. The interior is clean and bright. The covers have abit of soiling and the lower front corner has a crease. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Panther
Date Published: 1973
Description: VG Used, Very Good in VG jacket. PAPERBACK, VG/VG, Panther, 1973, 6.6 oz. This copy has visible but minimal creasing of the spine, is in otherwise Very Good condition. Note: expect tanning of any paperback more than a few years old, regardless of condition. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Press Inc
Date Published: 1963
Description: Good. Ex-library copy, typical markings. Good condition overall. No d/j. Cover slightly worn. Yellowing pages. Bulge in spine. Good solid copy. read more
Description: Translated from the French by Bernard Frechtman. (City of Industry, CA): Collectors Publication, (1968). Described on the cover as the first American Printing. Softcover. Softcover. A used copy with a little soiling and cover wear. Pages starting to fade. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1964
Description: Good. OUR LADY OF THE FLOWERS by Jean Genet. Bantam, 1964. Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDust Jacket: . NOTES: 3rd printing. Showing exterior wear/creasing, contents are overall clean and tight with no owner markings. Bantam # Q2945Images available upon request. Please email us with any questions. read more
"I have very little to say about this book aside from: Read it. Read it now.
Genet unabashedly presents some material here that, granted, is not for everyone. Vivid portrayals of crimes, criminal-infatuation and incredibly sexualized prose have long contributed to this book's underground status (instead of, say, the rightful place of honor it deserves in our canon). If there is one thing I can say about it, let it be this: Regardless of the topics, Genet's writing about them is so unequivocally beautiful and lulling that it makes the book entirely unforgettable."
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