Jean Genet
Jean Genet was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later took to writing. 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.
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 1910-12-19 · Paris, France
- Died
- 1986-04-15
Known for
- Querelle (1982) — Novel
- Song of Love (1972) — Prisoner in Duo Fantasy (uncredited)
- Little Girl Blue (2023) — Self (archive footage)
- Mademoiselle (1966) — Story
- Poor Pretty Eddie (1975) — Novel
- The Maids (1975) — Theatre Play
- The Balcony (1963) — Theatre Play
- Deathwatch (1966) — Writer
- The South Bank Show (1978)
- Disorder (1950) — Self
- Apostrophes (1975) — Self (archive footage)
- André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer (2019) — Self - Writer (archive footage)
- Genet à Chatila (1999) — Writer
- Condemned and Possessed (1967) — Poem
- Angela Davis Is at Your Mercy (1970) — Self
- Black Mirror (1981) — Story