Saint Genet: Actor and MartyrSaint 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. |
Contents
THE METAMORPHOSIS | 1 |
FIRST CONVERSION EVIL | 49 |
SECOND METAMORPHOSIS THE AESTHETE | 355 |
THIRD METAMORPHOSIS THE WRITER | 425 |
APPENDICES | 601 |
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