Jean Genet
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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.