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Writer
 
Writer
  
==Notable Achievements==
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==Description==
  
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Convicted felon, Existentialist dramatist, author, notably for 'The Balcony' (1957).  Noted for forming the image of homosexual as outlaw in his work, and some of it was banned in several countries due to its graphic sexual nature, including the United States.
  
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==Further Reading/Research==
  
==Description==
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* http://www.egs.edu/library/jean-genet/biography/
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* http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/228826/Jean-Genet
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* http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc42.html
  
Convicted felon, Existentialist dramatist, author, notably for 'The Balcony' (1957).  Noted for forming the image of homosexual as outlaw in his work.
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Latest revision as of 00:44, 16 July 2014

Jean Genet

Country

France

Birth - Death

1910 - 1986

Occupation

Writer

Description

Convicted felon, Existentialist dramatist, author, notably for 'The Balcony' (1957). Noted for forming the image of homosexual as outlaw in his work, and some of it was banned in several countries due to its graphic sexual nature, including the United States.

Further Reading/Research


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