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Genet : A Biography by Edmund White (1994, Trade Paperback)

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Genet : A Biography, Paperback by White, Edmund, ISBN 0679754792, ISBN-13 9780679754794, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Traces the life of controversial French writer Jean Genet, analyzes his novels and plays, and discusses the major themes of his work. Reprint. 20,000 first printing. Tour.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100679754792

ISBN-139780679754794

eBay Product ID (ePID)896580

Product Key Features

Book TitleGenet : a Biography

Number of Pages800 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1994

TopicEuropean / French, Literary, Criminals & Outlaws, Lgbt

GenreLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorEdmund White

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height2.1 in

Item Weight22.6 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition20

Reviews'Dazzling. Genet has found a scrupulous, meticulous chronicler in Edmund White.' -- Philip Henscher, The Guardian 'An absorbing and magisterial biography...a labor of love in every sense. A comparable achievement [is] Richard Ellmann's biography of Oscar Wilde.' -- John Bayley, The Evening Standard 'Elegant, meticulous and wholly satisfying.' -- Brian Masters, The Sunday telegraph 'White has caught the uncatchable man -- the public Genet as well as the recluse: no better praise can be given a biographer.' -- Paul Bailey, The Daily Telegraph From the Hardcover edition., 'Dazzling. Genet has found a scrupulous, meticulous chronicler in Edmund White.' -- Philip Henscher, The Guardian 'An absorbing and magisterial biography...a labor of love in every sense. A comparable achievement [is] Richard Ellmann's biography of Oscar Wilde.' -- John Bayley, The Evening Standard 'Elegant, meticulous and wholly satisfying.' -- Brian Masters, The Sunday telegraph 'White has caught the uncatchable man -- the public Genet as well as the recluse: no better praise can be given a biographer.' -- Paul Bailey, The Daily Telegraph

Dewey Decimal848/.91209 B

SynopsisA meticulously researched biography of Jean Genet, one of France's most notorious writers. Acclaimed novelist and essayist Edmund White illuminates Genet's experiences in the worlds of crime, homosexuality, politics, and high culture, and gives a compelling analysis of Genet's plays, novels, and essays. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography.

LC Classification NumberPQ2605.O28