The Thief's Journal

Name: The Thief's Journal
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Jean Genet

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First published in France in 1949, The Thief's Journal is Jean Genet's iconic work of autobiographical fiction. This new edition brings his legendary genius to future generations of readers, with an introduction by Genet's great admirer, Patti Smith. 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. Worshipping his own holy trinity of homosexuality, theft, and betrayal, he conducts every burglary, and each sexual encounter, with the elaborate, reverent ritual of a religious ceremony. Dressed in rags and stealing for his survival, he must evade the authorities for as long as possible. A sensuous and philosophical reverie on freedom within confinement, the heroism of the outlaw, and deception as the ultimate act of devotion, The Thief's Journal exemplifies the exquisitely lyrical combination of fact and fiction that made Genet a major figure in world literature.

Author Biography:

Jean Genet (1910 - 1986) was "a pioneering author of confessional novels and a dramatist of the first magnitude" (New York Times). His many books include Our Lady of the Flowers, Querelle, The Miracle of the Rose, Funeral Rites, The Balcony, The Maids and Deathwatch, The Blacks, and The Screens.

Release date Australia

August 21st, 2018

Author

Jean Genet

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributors

Foreword by Jean-Paul Sartre
Introduction by Patti Smith

Pages

272

Dimensions

210x135x30

ISBN-13

9780802128270

Product ID

28266939

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