Jean Genet
Writing · Story · Novel · Director
Born Dec 19, 1910 · Paris, France
Active 1963–1986 · Awards: Grand prix national des Lettres, star on Playwrights' Sidewalk, Pleiades Prize
Jean Genet was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later took to writing.
Filmography
Querelle (1982) — NovelSong of Love (1972) — Prisoner in Duo Fantasy (uncredited) · Director · Writer · Editor · Production DesignMademoiselle (1966) — StoryShiraz 70 (1970)Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète (1975) — WriterBlack Mirror (1981) — Screenplay · StoryPoor Pretty Eddie (1975) — NovelThe Maids (1975) — Theatre PlayThe Balcony (1963) — Theatre PlayGenet à Chatila (1999) — WriterServa e Padrona (2003) — NovelLe sphinx (1986) — OtherDeathwatch (1966) — WriterCondemned and Possessed (1967) — PoemUn boxeur endormi (1993) — Poem · Original StoryFlowers and Beasts (2024) — NovelRitual (1975) — Original StoryLes Bonnes (1985) — Writer