Genet, Jean
Funeral Rites
- ISBN 13:
- 9780571340859
- author:
- Genet, Jean
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Crime, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Funeral Rites by Jean Genet is a powerful and poignant novel that explores the complexities of love, hate, sex, and death. Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, the story delves into the author's own grief for his lover, who was killed in the Resistance, and his fascination with a collaborator. Through its sensual and brutal portrayal, Genet crafts a dark meditation on the intertwined nature of these opposing forces. With moments of great poetic subtlety, the novel reveals the mirror images that exist between love and hate, sex and death. This is a thought-provoking and deeply unsettling work that challenges readers to confront the darker aspects of human experience.
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