Miracle of the rose
Genet, Jean, 1910-19862019
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Jean Genet, French playwright, novelist and poet, turned the experiences in his life amongst pimps, whores, thugs and other fellow social outcasts into a poetic literature, with an honesty and explicitness unprecedented at the time. 'Miracle of the Rose' was Jean Genet's second novel, composed in 1943 while incarcerated in prison. The novel is informed by Genet's memories of confinement, both in prison and the Mettray reformatory where he spent three years from the age of 15. The central figure of the novel is Harcamone, whom Genet first encountered at Mettray, and who resurfaces in an adult prison - now a murderer and, in the world-turned-upside-down of Genet's vision, a quasi-divine figure.
Main title:
Miracle of the rose / Jean Genet.
Author:
Genet, Jean, 1910-1986, author
Imprint:
London : Faber & Faber, 2019.
Collation:
304 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780571340842 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
843.912
Language:
EnglishFrench
Subject:
BRN:
1047207