The thief's journal

The thief's journal

Jean Genet, 1910-1986

Book - 2018

"Jean Genet's iconic work of autobiographical fiction ... from a prison cell, the journal's narrator recounts his travels across Europe in the 1930s--as a vagabond, pickpocket, and occasional prostitute--in pursuit of spiritual fulfilment through erotic trysts and evil deeds"--Back cover.

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Subjects
Genet, Jean, > 1910-1986 > Fiction.
Genet, Jean, > 1910-1986 > Diaries > Fiction.
Outlaws > Europe > Fiction.
Homosexuality > Fiction.
Imprisonment > Psychological aspects > Fiction.
Nineteen thirties > Fiction.
Autobiographical fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Genres
Autobiographical fiction
Psychological fiction
Published
New York : Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic [2018]
Language
English
French
Main Author
Jean Genet, 1910-1986 (author)
Other Authors
Patti Smith (writer of introduction), Jean-Paul Sartre, 1905-1980 (writer of foreword), Bernard Frechtman (translator)
Edition
Grove Atlantic edition
Item Description
Translation of: Journal du voleur.
Physical Description
xii 260 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN
9780802128270
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