The Thief's Journal by Jean Genet (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Thief's Journal by Jean Genet, Jean-Paul Sartre, Patti Smith Patti Smith has written a new introduction for The Thiefs Journal, Jean Genets most autobiographical novel--which follows the years he spent as a vagrant and petty criminal--hailed by Jean-Paul Sartre as Genets "most beautiful book" FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description First published in France in 1949, The Thiefs Journal is Jean Genets iconic work of autobiographical fiction. This new edition brings his legendary genius to future generations of readers, with an introduction by Genets great admirer, Patti Smith. From a prison cell, the journals 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 Thiefs 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. Review PRAISE FOR THE THIEFS JOURNAL "One of the strongest and most vital accounts of a life ever set down on paper . . . Genet has dramatized the story of his own life with a power and vision which take the breath away . . . [he is] one of the most daring literary figures of all time." --New York Post "Genet is one of those creatures who sum up or express the potentialities of an entire species or form even as its life is passing from it . . . one of the most striking things about Genets work, and especially The Thiefs Journal, is the consciousness with which it is suffused." --Steven Marcus, New York Review of Books "Only a handful of twentieth-century writers, such as Kafka and Proust, have as important, as authoritative, as irrevocable a voice and style." --Susan Sontag Review Quote PRAISE FOR THE THIEFS JOURNAL "One of the strongest and most vital accounts of a life ever set down on paper . . . Genet has dramatized the story of his own life with a power and vision which take the breath away . . . [he is] one of the most daring literary figures of all time." -- New York Post "Genet is one of those creatures who sum up or express the potentialities of an entire species or form even as its life is passing from it . . . one of the most striking things about Genets work, and especially The Thiefs Journal , is the consciousness with which it is suffused." -- Steven Marcus, New York Review of Books "Only a handful of twentieth-century writers, such as Kafka and Proust, have as important, as authoritative, as irrevocable a voice and style." -- Susan Sontag Description for Sales People Patti Smith, who writes in her memoir M Train that The Thiefs Journal is her favorite book, has contributed an introduction for this new edition Its the first volume in the repackaging of our entire Genet backlist The Thiefs Journal is a modern classic, the predecessor to the recent popular autobiographical novels, especially those by gay authors, such as What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell and The End of Eddy by Edouard Louis Details ISBN0802128270 Author Patti Smith Short Title THIEFS JOURNAL Pages 272 Language English ISBN-10 0802128270 ISBN-13 9780802128270 Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-08-21 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2018-08-21 NZ Release Date 2018-08-21 US Release Date 2018-08-21 UK Release Date 2018-08-21 Publisher Black Cat Imprint Black Cat Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:124947868;

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