Genet, Jean
Genet, Jean ( 1910 – 86 ),French novelist and dramatist. Much of the earlier part of his life was spent in reformatories or in prison, and his literary work is clearly marked by those experiences. He has published the autobiographical Journal du voleur ( 1949 ; The Thief's Journal, 1954 ), and novels such as Notre-Dame des fleurs ( 1944 ; Our Lady of the Flowers, 1948 ), and Miracle de la rose ( 1946 ; Miracle of the Rose, 1965 ). His plays include Les Bonnes (perf. 1946 ; The Maids, pub. 1954 ), Le Balcon (pub. 1956 ; The Balcony, 1957 ), and Les Nègres (pub. 1958 ; perf. 1959 ). He is the subject of Sartre 's Saint Genet, comédien et martyr ( 1952 ; Saint Genet, Actor and Martyr, 1964 ). There is a life by Edmund White ( 1993 ).
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