| Author: | Jean Genet | ISBN: | 9780802194268 |
| Publisher: | Grove/Atlantic, Inc. | Publication: | January 13, 1994 |
| Imprint: | Grove Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jean Genet |
| ISBN: | 9780802194268 |
| Publisher: | Grove/Atlantic, Inc. |
| Publication: | January 13, 1994 |
| Imprint: | Grove Press |
| Language: | English |
One of the greatest achievements of modern literature.”-Richard Howard
A major achievement . . . . Genet transforms experiences of degradation into spiritual exercises and hoodlums into bearers of the majesty of love.”-Saturday Review
Genet can use a brutal phraseology that makes prison life specific and immediate. Yet through his singular sensibility, these elements are transmuted into something fragile, rare, beautiful.”-The New York Times
This book recreates for the reader Genet’s magic world, one of dazzling beauty charged with novelty and excitement.”-Bettina Knapp
Genet would have deserved international standing for this novel alone. . . . He succeeds to an amazing degree in creating poetry from the profoundest degradation.”-The Times (London)
A major achievement . . . . Genet transforms experiences of degradation into spiritual exercises and hoodlums into bearers of the majesty of love.”-Saturday Review
Genet can use a brutal phraseology that makes prison life specific and immediate. Yet through his singular sensibility, these elements are transmuted into something fragile, rare, beautiful.”-The New York Times
This book recreates for the reader Genet’s magic world, one of dazzling beauty charged with novelty and excitement.”-Bettina Knapp
Genet would have deserved international standing for this novel alone. . . . He succeeds to an amazing degree in creating poetry from the profoundest degradation.”-The Times (London)
One of the greatest achievements of modern literature.”-Richard Howard
A major achievement . . . . Genet transforms experiences of degradation into spiritual exercises and hoodlums into bearers of the majesty of love.”-Saturday Review
Genet can use a brutal phraseology that makes prison life specific and immediate. Yet through his singular sensibility, these elements are transmuted into something fragile, rare, beautiful.”-The New York Times
This book recreates for the reader Genet’s magic world, one of dazzling beauty charged with novelty and excitement.”-Bettina Knapp
Genet would have deserved international standing for this novel alone. . . . He succeeds to an amazing degree in creating poetry from the profoundest degradation.”-The Times (London)
A major achievement . . . . Genet transforms experiences of degradation into spiritual exercises and hoodlums into bearers of the majesty of love.”-Saturday Review
Genet can use a brutal phraseology that makes prison life specific and immediate. Yet through his singular sensibility, these elements are transmuted into something fragile, rare, beautiful.”-The New York Times
This book recreates for the reader Genet’s magic world, one of dazzling beauty charged with novelty and excitement.”-Bettina Knapp
Genet would have deserved international standing for this novel alone. . . . He succeeds to an amazing degree in creating poetry from the profoundest degradation.”-The Times (London)
