Barber, Stephen
Jean Genet (Critical Lives)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781861891785
- author:
- Barber, Stephen
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Reaktion Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2004
- Pages:
- 156
- Dimensions:
- 130mm X 200mm
- Genre:
- Biography & autobiography
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Stephen Barber's biography of Jean Genet offers a concise and engaging introduction to the French writer's life and work. At its core, this study explores the intersection of thought and life that was central to Genet's creativity.
Genet's life was marked by extraordinary experiences - imprisonment, arrest, and repeated incarceration - which played out in his most revolutionary works. Barber sheds light on these themes, including sex, desire, death, oppression, and domination, which were preoccupations that arose from the artist's travels, relationships, and political engagements.
This biography provides a frank and illuminating look at Genet's life and work, offering insights into his novels, theater works, and film projects. With its introduction by Edmund White, this volume gives readers access to the brilliant and brutal mind of one of the 20th century's most influential artists.
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