Jean Genet

Jean Genet

Actor · Director · Writer

Paris, France
December 19, 1910

Biography

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. His major works include the novels The Thief's Journal and Our Lady of the Flowers, and the plays The Balcony, The Maids and The Screens.

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Jean Genet 1

Representative Works

Querelle
Querelle
6.6
/ English
Little Girl Blue
Little Girl Blue
6.3
/ French
Chicago
Chicago
No Rating Yet
/ English
Mademoiselle
Mademoiselle
7.0
/ French
Disorder
Disorder
5.7
/ French
Genet à Chatila
Genet à Chatila
6.7
/ French
Ritual
Ritual
No Rating Yet
/ Spanish
Poor Pretty Eddie
Poor Pretty Eddie
5.2
/ English
The Maids
The Maids
5.8
/ English
Les Bonnes
Les Bonnes
No Rating Yet
/ French
Le sphinx
Le sphinx
7.0
/ French
The Balcony
The Balcony
5.2
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Querelle
1982Nominee

Best Writing

Querelle

Little Girl Blue
2023Nominee

Best Performance

Little Girl Blue

Mademoiselle
1966Nominee

Best Writing

Mademoiselle

Career Highlights

Disorder
1950Highlight

Best Performance

Disorder

Genet à Chatila
1999Highlight

Best Writing

Genet à Chatila

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