Our Lady of the Flowers

Name: Our Lady of the Flowers
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9780571340828
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By M. Jean Genet

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Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet explores the intertwining lives of the underworld in Paris through the eyes of a man in prison. It focuses on characters such as drag queens, lovers, and criminals, unveiling their experiences with themes of identity, desire, and transgression. The narrative blends raw vulnerability with poetic asides, creating a vivid tapestry of the lives on the fringes of society.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by poetic prose that delves into themes of crime, passion, and existential philosophy. The author transforms the sordid lives of his characters into a haunting and lyrical exploration of identity and desire. Ideal for readers drawn to complex narratives that challenge conventional morality and offer a window into the human condition.

Our Lady of the Flowers

A beautiful new edition of Jean Genet's classic work -- part of a revitalising repackage of all of Genet's novels for 2019.

A beautiful new edition of Jean Genet's classic work -- part of a revitalising repackage of all of Genet's novels for 2019.

Description

Our Lady of the Flowers, often considered Genet's masterpiece, was written in the cell of a French prison where he was being held for theft.

Here is the darker side of Montmartre, a world of pimps, thieves, prostitutes, queens, and blackmailers, where 'morality' in the common sense of the word has no meaning.

The story of Divine, a drag-queen prostitute, is interwoven with that of one of his lovers, a young man due to be arrested for murder.

A story of sex, crime, and death, Our Lady of the Flowers is a powerful and original debut novel, which put Genet into the front rank of French writers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571340828

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 March 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Contributors:

Translated by Bernard Frechtman

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

Jean Genet, (born Dec. 19, 1910, Paris, France - died April 15, 1986, Paris), French criminal and social outcast turned writer who, as a novelist, transformed erotic and often obscene subject matter into a poetic vision of the universe and, as a dramatist, became a leading figure in the avant-garde theatre, especially the Theatre of the Absurd.