An edition of Le balcon (1956)

The balcony

a play in nine scenes

Rev. ed. / tr. by Bernard Frechtman.

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An edition of Le balcon (1956)

The balcony

a play in nine scenes

Rev. ed. / tr. by Bernard Frechtman.

by , , and

  • ★★★ 3.0 (3 ratings) ·
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  • 4 Currently reading
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The setting of Jean Genet's celebrated play is a brothel that caters to refined sensibilities and peculiar tastes. Here men from all walks of life don the garb of their fantasies and act them out: a man from the gas company wears the robe and mitre of a bishop; another customer becomes a flagellant judge, and still another a victorious general, while a bank clerk defiles the Virgin mary. These costumed diversions take place while outside a revolution rages which has isolated the brothel from the rest of the rebel-controlled city. In a stunning series of macabre, climactic scenes, Genet presents his caustic view of man and society.

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Grove
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English
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96

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Intellectual life, Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author), Drama, False personation, Revolutions, Brothels, Power (Philosophy), Prostitution, Drama (dramatic works by one author)
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2011, Faber & Faber, Limited
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January 23, 2002, Gallimard-Jeunesse
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Le Balcon
1998, Gallimard
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January 1, 1998, Gallimard
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December 1, 1997, Faber and Faber
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April 1995, Losada
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January 21, 1994, Grove Press
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1994, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
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1992, Marc Barbezat
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Le balcon.
1991, Marc Barbezat-L'Arbalete
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1991, Faber and Faber
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The Balcony
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Y balconi
1984, Gwasg Capel Gwalch
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Le balcon
1982, Methuen Educational
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1982, Methuen Educational
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1981, Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, Club Bertelsmann, Europäische Bildungsgemeinschaft, Buchgemeinschaft Donauland, Buch- und Schallplattenfreunde
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1979, Marc Barbezat-L'Arbalète
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The Balcony
1971-01-01, Faber & Faber
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Le balcon.
1970, Barbezat
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The balcony
1967, Caedmon
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1966, Barbezat
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The Balcony (Revised Version)
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1966, Grove Press
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The balcony
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1966, Grove Press
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The balcony
1966, Grove Press
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1966, Grove Press
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1966, Grove Press
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THE BALCONY
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The balcony
1965, Faber
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The balcony
1964, Faber
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Le Balcon
October 1, 1962, French & European Pubns
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The Balcony
1962-01-01, Faber & Faber
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The balcony
1962
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Le Balcon
1962, Barbezat
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The balcony
1962, Grove Press
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Le balcon.
1962, Barbezat
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Le balcon
1962, Barbezat
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Le balcon.
1962, Marc Barbezat
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Le Balcon
1962, l'Arbalète
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Le balcon
1960, Barbezat
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The balcony (Le balcon): a play in nine scenes.
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The Balcony
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The balcony (Le balcon): a play in nine scenes.
1958, Grove Press
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1958, Grove Press
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The balcony
1958, Faber
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1958, Faber and Faber
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The balcony
1958, Faber and Faber
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The Balcony
1957-01-01, Faber & Faber
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Le balcon
1956, Marc Barbezat-L'Arbalète
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Le Balcon
1956, L'Arbalète
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Le balcon.
1956, Barbezat
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Le Balcon
1956, Barbezat
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Le balcon
1956, L'Arbalète
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Le balcon.
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The balcony (Le balcon) a play in nine scenes. Translated by Bernard Frechtman.
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Le balcon
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New York
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Evergreen books -- E-130, Evergreen books -- E-130.

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96 pages.
Number of pages
96

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OL28402878M
Internet Archive
balconyplayinnin0000gene
OCLC/WorldCat
874327231

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"On the ceiling, a chandelier, which will remain the same in each scene."

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