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Recently finished #TheReturnOfMartinGuerre #NatalieZemonDavis Two-and-a-half out of four stars. Might recommend. Would not read again. "In 1527 the peasant Sanxi Daguerre, his wife, his young son Martin, and his brother Pierre left the family property in the French Basque country and moved to a village in the county of Foix, a three-week walk away." In progress: #CanneryRow #JohnSteinbeck

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The Thief's Journal - Jean Genet

Grove Press

he Thief's Journal by Jean Genet, with an intro by Patti Smith / ISBN 9780802128270 / 272-page paperback from Grove Press

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First published in France in 1949, The Thief’s Journal is Jean Genet’s iconic work of autobiographical fiction. This new edition brings his legendary genius to future generations of readers, with an introduction by Genet’s great admirer, Patti Smith.

From a prison cell, the journal’s narrator recounts his travels across Europe in the 1930s―as a vagabond, pickpocket, and occasional prostitute―in pursuit of spiritual fulfillment through erotic trysts and evil deeds. Worshiping his own holy trinity of homosexuality, theft, and betrayal, he conducts every burglary, and each sexual encounter, with the elaborate, reverent ritual of a religious ceremony. Dressed in rags and stealing for his survival, he must evade the authorities for as long as possible.

A sensuous and philosophical reverie on freedom within confinement, the heroism of the outlaw, and deception as the ultimate act of devotion, The Thief’s Journal exemplifies the exquisitely lyrical combination of fact and fiction that made Genet a major figure in world literature.

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