Status
Checked out
Due 2018-06-29
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Publication
New American Library (1964), Edition: First Printing, Mass Market Paperback, 669 pages
Description
"". Saint Genet is Jean-Paul Sartre's classic biography of Jean Genet-thief, convict, and great artist-a character of almost legendary proportions whose influence grows stronger with time. Bringing together two of the century's greatest minds and artists, Saint Genet is at once a compelling psychological portrait, masterpiece of literary criticism, and one of Sartre's most personal and inspired philosophical creations. ""
User reviews
LibraryThing member tungsten_peerts
I can't in good conscience rate this. I read it, but I didn't understand it. The only thing I can recall is that Sartre spends a bunch of time discussing "the being of non-being and the non-being of being."
Alas, I have to follow that with the all-too-pedestrian/philistine tail "... whatever THAT
Count this as a rare moment where I abandon my good grad-school training and fail to nod sagely.
Alas, I have to follow that with the all-too-pedestrian/philistine tail "... whatever THAT
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is."Count this as a rare moment where I abandon my good grad-school training and fail to nod sagely.
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Awards
Notable Books List (1963)
Language
Original publication date
1952
Physical description
669 p.; 7 inches
Local notes
OCLC = 1358