| Author/Contributor(s): | Genet, Jean |
| Publisher: | Grove Press |
| Date: | 01/13/1994 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
"One of the greatest achievements of modern literature." -Richard Howard
"A major achievement . . . . Genet transforms experiences of degradation into spiritual exercises and hoodlums into bearers of the majesty of love." -Saturday Review
"This book recreates for the reader Genet's magic world, one of dazzling beauty charged with novelty and excitement." -Bettina Knapp
"Genet would have deserved international standing for this novel alone. . . . He succeeds to an amazing degree in creating poetry from the profoundest degradation." -The Times (London)