Jean Genet

Jean Genet
Jean Genet
	Genet in 1983
Born	19 December 1910; Paris, France
Died	15 April 1986 (aged 75); Paris, France
Occupations	Novelist; dramatist; political activist; poet; philosopher;
	Writing career
Genres	Theatre of Cruelty, erotic, theatre, absurdism
Subjects	Crime, homosexuality, sadomasochism, existentialism
Notable works	Our Lady of the Flowers (1943) ; The Thief's Journal (1949) ; The Maids (1947) ; The Balcony (1956)
Movement	Theatre of the Absurd
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Jean Genet (/ʒəˈneɪ/; French: [ʒɑ̃ ʒənɛ]; (1910-12-19)19 December 1910 – (1986-04-15)15 April 1986) was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. In his early life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later became a writer and playwright. His major works include the novels The Thief's Journal and Our Lady of the Flowers and the plays The Balcony, The Maids and The Screens.