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Jean Genet

French novelist, playwright, poet and political activist

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French novelist, playwright, poet and political activist (1910-1986)

Born 19 December 1910
Died 15 April 1986

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  • Cover of: The Balcony
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    Cover of edition balconyplayinnin0000gene Cover of edition lebalcon0000gene Cover of edition balconygenet00gene Cover of edition balcony00gene Cover of edition bwb_KR-582-037 First published in 1956 — 79 editions
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  • Cover of: Our Lady of the Flowers
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    Cover of edition ourladyofflowers00gene Cover of edition ourladyofflowers0000unse_c1o3 Cover of edition ourladyofflowers0000unse_q9k7 Cover of edition ourladyofflowers0000gene Cover of edition ourladyofflowers0000jean Cover of edition ourladyofflowers0000gene_k3i9 Cover of edition bwb_KT-241-894 First published in 1948 — 51 editions
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  • Cover of: The thief's journal
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    Cover of edition thiefsjournal0000unse Cover of edition journalduvoleur0000gene Cover of edition thiefsjournal00gene Cover of edition thiefsjournal0000gene First published in 1949 — 41 editions
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  • Cover of: Querelle of Brest
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    Cover of edition querelleofbrest0000gene_o0t5 Cover of edition querelleofbrest0000gene Cover of edition querelle0000gene Cover of edition querelleofbrest0000unse Cover of edition querelle0000jean First published in 1953 — 35 editions
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  • Cover of: The menace of privilege: a study of the dangers to the republic from the existence of a favored class
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    Cover of edition lesbonnes00gene Cover of edition lesbonnesversion0000gene Cover of edition maidsdeathwatch00generich Cover of edition maidsanddeathwat00gene First published in 1905 — 30 editions
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  • Cover of: Funeral rites.
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    Cover of edition funeralrites00gene Cover of edition funeralrites0000gene_s8d1 Cover of edition funeralrites00gene_0 First published in 1953 — 23 editions
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  • Cover of: Deathwatch: a play
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    Cover of edition hautesurveillanc0000jean First published in 1949 — 20 editions
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  • Cover of: The Blacks: a clown show
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    Cover of edition blacksclownshow0000unse Cover of edition blacksclownshow0000gent First published in 1960 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Miracle of the Rose
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    First published in 1946 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Les Nègres
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    Cover of edition lesngresclowneri0000gene First published in 1959 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The screens: a play in seventeen scenes
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    Cover of edition screensplayinsev00gene First published in 1962 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The screens: a play in seventeen scenes

    First published in 1962 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Les paravents

    First published in 1961 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres comple tes.

    First published in 1951 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: L'\Atelier d'Alberto Giacometti

    First published in 1958 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Poèmes

    First published in 1948 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Miracle of the rose

    First published in 1965 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Letters to Roger Blin: reflections on the theater.

    First published in 1966 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: ha-Meshartot

    First published in 1967 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The blacks: a clown show.
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    Cover of edition blacksclownshow0000unse_e6f2 First published in 1960 — 4 editions
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Photo of Jean Genet

French novelist, playwright, poet and political activist (1910-1986)

Born 19 December 1910
Died 15 April 1986

Subjects

Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), French Authors, Gay men, Translations into English, Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author), Biography, Fiction, French drama, Prisoners, Romance literature, Authors, French, Correspondence, History, African Americans, Criticism and interpretation, Drama, Politics and government, Travel, Arab-Israeli conflict, Black Panther Party, Description and travel, Fedayeen, French Dramatists, French fiction, Genet, jean, 1910-1986

Places

France, United States, Arab countries, Paris, Beirut, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Le Mans, Lebanon, Marseilles, Mexico, Yucatán (Mexico : State)

People

Jean Genet (1910-1986), Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), Andrée Pragane (1910-1978), Christine Papin, Jean Genet (1910-), Léa Papin, Marc Barbezat, Olga Barbezat, Papin sisters, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), Roger Blin (1907-), soeurs Papin

Time

20th century, 1930s, 1945-, 20ème siècle, German occupation, 1940-1945, Second World War

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Alternative names

  • Jean Genêt
  • Jean Genèt
  • Genet
  • Jean Genêt
  • JEAN GENET
  • jean genet
  • Jean. Genet
  • Jean: Genet
  • GENET,JEAN

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March 24, 2025 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten GND, LC
March 12, 2025 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten IMDb
March 12, 2025 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten add IDs
February 22, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
November 27, 2019 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten Added new photo