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Jean Genet
Writing
19 Dec 1910
† 15 Apr 1986
Paris, France
Biography
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.
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Jean Genet's Movies
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Song of Love
01 Jan 1950
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Little Girl Blue
01 Nov 2023
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Disorder
02 Dec 1950
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André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
02 Oct 2019
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Angela Davis Is at Your Mercy
27 Mar 1970
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Mayday
31 Dec 1970
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Jean Genet: Entretien avec Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
04 Apr 1982
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Chicago
01 Jan 1968
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Shiraz 70
01 Dec 1970
