Our Lady of the Flowers
| Author | : Jean Genet |
| Publisher | : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic |
| Total Pages | : 207 |
| Release | : 1994-01-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780802194244 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0802194249 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (249 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Our Lady of the Flowers by : Jean Genet
Download or read book Our Lady of the Flowers written by Jean Genet and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 1994-01-12 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shattering novel of underground life the New York Times called “a cry of rapture and horror . . . the purest lyrical genius.” Jean Genet’s debut novel Our Lady of the Flowers, which is often considered to be his masterpiece, was written entirely in the solitude of a prison cell. A semi- autobiographical account of one man’s journey through the Paris demi-monde, dubbed “the epic of masturbation” by no less a figure than Jean-Paul Sartre, the novel’s exceptional value lies in its exquisite ambiguity.
